Lesson XIX: Passives - Receiving Form

174 A.6. Questions Previous pattern: Subject Block Action Block Property Block Actional Block … BE (Being) + Have-AF … THE EXERCISES ARE REPEATED every day. THE WINDOW WAS OPENED last night. THE LETTERS HAVE BEEN WRITTEN recently. THE WINDOW HAD BEEN OPENED before you came. THE MESSAGES ARE GOING TO BE SENT tomorrow. THE EXERCISES SHOULD BE REPEATED now. THE MESSAGES ARE BEING SENT. ORDERS HAVE BEEN BEING WRITTEN for two hours. New pattern: ?-Tag A-Block Property Block Actional Block ARE THE EXERCISES REPEATED every day? WAS THE WINDOW OPENED last night? HAVE THE LETTERS BEEN WRITTEN recently? HAD THE WINDOW BEEN OPENED before you came? ARE THE MESSAGES GOING TO BE SENT tomorrow? SHOULD THE EXERCISES BE REPEATED now? ARE THE MESSAGES BEING SENT? HAVE ORDERS BEEN BEING WRITTEN for two hours? Exercise: A.6.1. Practice Yes/No-Questions Convert statements to questions. For example: This problem is going to be studied next month. IS THIS PROBLEM GOING TO BE STUDIED NEXT MONTH? 1. This paper had been written before Galileo was born. 2. This lesson is being done. 3. Some interesting work was offered to them. 4. English is being studied here daily. 5. The species in danger should be protected immediately. 6. The tests were being copied when the professor came in. 7. The new equipment must be installed as soon as possible.