It was afternoon by now and Mr. Hassan gave the boys a delicious lunch prepared mainly form the farm`s own produce. Later, the students visited the mango orchard and were delighted to see green fruits, hanging from the branches in large numbers. The trunks of the trees had been white washed with lime and the ground below was neat and clean. They did not see any weeds pr wild grasses around. Mr. Hassan told them that it was very necessary to protect them from pests and diseases which destroy the plants as well the fruits.
B. A hole in the ground will being dug by the boys
C. A hole in the ground is being dug by the boys
D. A hole in the ground was being dug by the boys
Explanation
This is a sentence of Past Continuous Tense.
Active sentences in the past continuous tense have the following structure: Subject + was/were + -ing form of the verb + object Passive sentences in the past continuous tense have the following structure: Object of the active sentence + was/were + being + past participle form of the verb + by + subject of the active sentence
