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Active to passive: perfect continuous (has/had been + -ing -> has/had been being + past participle)

This type of question, asked 4 times: 12 Sep 2025 S1, 14 Sep 2025 S1, 18 Sep 2025 S1, 24 Sep 2025 S3. All 4 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    12 Sep 2025 S1

    87
    Change the following from active to passive: They have been neglecting maintenance of the archives for years.

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  2. Question 2

    14 Sep 2025 S1

    87
    Change the following from active to passive: The committee had been debating complex amendments when the bell rang.

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  3. Question 3

    18 Sep 2025 S1

    87
    Change the following from active to passive: They had been negotiating the deal for months.

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  4. Question 4

    24 Sep 2025 S3

    87
    Change the following from active to passive: They had not been considering alternative scenarios sufficiently.

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