Continuous forms use a combination of the verb be + -____. Passives use a form of be + ____ + past participle. We usually only use passive forms with the present and past continuous. For example: We were being ____ to work late. Modals can be followed by both a present and perfect ____ of be. I wouldn’t ____ investing our money in it if I didn't think it would be a success. (____) He shouldn’t ____ been driving so fast. (____) We use continuous forms to show an activity or event is /was/will be ____ at a particular moment in time or when another action took place. For example: I ____ one of them to schedule a time for us all to meet when you arrived. The car’s ____ repaired. (= So I have no car here now.) We’ve been ____ on a big infrastructure project, but it’s been hit by financial problems. (= before now) I wouldn’t ____ you if I didn’t think it was important! He caught me surfing the Net when I should’____ working. Just imagine - this time next week we’ ____ourselves on the beach. I can’t wait! Continuous forms emphasise that we see an activity or situation as ____ - rather than ____ or characteristic. (We may also assume it’s unfinished.) For exaxmple: I’m not the only one who’s being ____ on now, then. She’s probably ____ all kind and helpful now. They’____ complaining a lot for some reason. (= before and including now) The economy ____ improving. They ____ struggling now they are both unemployed. We sometimes use the continuous form about ____ actions or characteristic habits to focus on the ____. For example: I'____ hanging around in the coffee bar over the road for the last hour. I’____ thinking about moving out there for a while and I happened to get the house just before I got this job. I ____ all weekend. I could really do with a break. They____ us down, but they’re the only local supplier. We’d change them if we could. We tend to use the present continuous for ____ unless there is some uncertainty about it, in which case we often use ____ or might be +-ing. For example:Three or four more ____ in the next couple of weeks. I’m not sure if I can make it. I____ a conference that day, but maybe someone else could go. We often use ____ (the future continuous) to talk about an arrangement or activity based on a previous decision. I should’ve said - we____ alongside each other. To be honest, you ____ that much to do with them in your day-to-day dealings.These meanings may also apply to the ‘future in the past’. For example:I ____ them the following week, so he gave me the documents to take with me. When I joined, they said I____ a lot, but I didn’t realise how much!

Outcomes C1 unit 9

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