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Choose the correct passive form: ‘They are cleaning the room.’

1. The room is cleaned by them.
2. The room is being cleaned by them.
3. The room was being cleaned.
4. The room was cleaned by them.

Correct answer: The room is being cleaned by them.

Solution

The active sentence is in the present continuous tense. Its passive form uses “is/are being” + past participle, so the correct sentence is “The room is being cleaned by them.”

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