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Is / are being … (present continuous passive):

   * My car is at garage. It is being repaired (= somebody is repairing it).

   * Some new houses are being built opposite the park (= somebody is building them).

Compare the present continuous and present simple.

   * The office is being cleaned at the moment. (continuous)

            The office is cleaned every day (simple)

   * Football match are often played at the weekend, but no matches are being played next weekend.

Has / have been… (present perfect passive):

   * My key has been stolen. (= somebody has stolen it).

   * My keys have been stolen (= somebody has stolen them).

   * I’m not going to the party. I haven’t been invited. (= nobody has invited me).

   * Has this shit been washed? (= has somebody washed it?).  

Compare the present perfect and simple.

   * The room isn’t dirty any more. It has been cleaned. (present perfect).

      The room was cleaned yesterday. (past simple).

   * I can’t find my keys. I think they’ve been stolen. (present perfect).

      My keys wee stolen last week. (past simple).

What’s happening?

   1. The car is being repaired.

   2. A bridge is being built.

   3.  The windows are being cleaned.

   4. The grass is being cut.

What is happening or what has happened? Use present continuous:

(is / are being…) Or the present perfect (has / have been…).

   1. The office is being cleaned.

   2. The shirts have been ironed.

   3. The window has been broken.

   4. The roof is being repaired.

   5. The houses are being knocked down.

   6. The car has been damaged.

   7. The trees have been cut down.

   8. They have been invited to a party.

More example in sentences:

   1. I can’t use my office at the moment. It is being painted. 

   2. We didn’t go to the party. We weren’t invited.

   3. The washing machine was broken, but it’s OK now. It has been repaired.

   4. The washing machine was repaired yesterday afternoon.

   5. A factory is a place where things are made.

   6. How old are these houses? When were the built.

   7. A: Is the photocopier being used at the moment?

       B: No, you can go ahead and use it.

   8. I’ve never seen these flowers before. When are they called.

   9. My sunglasses were stolen at the beach yesterday.

  10. The bridge is closed at the moment. It was damaged last week and it hasn’t been repaired yet.

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