Exercises

Exercise 1. Put the following sentences into the Passive Voice.

1. They often invite me to their parties. 2. People speak English in different parts of the world. 3. One uses milk for making butter. 4. Someone broke my pen last night. 5. Where will they build a new library? 6. They finished their work in time. 7. We form the Passive Voice with the help of the auxiliary verb ”to be”. 8. Someone will ask him about it. 9. They punished the boy for that. 10. People will forget it very soon.

Exercise2. Put the following sentences into the Passive Voice making the indirect object the subject of the passive construction.

Example: They showed me the way.

I was shown the way.

1. He offered me a chair. 2. We gave him all the money. 3. They have just shown me a new magazine. 4. Mother promised the boy a new toy. 5. Nobody has told me the news yet. 6. They sent to you the invitation last week. 7. I am sure they will offer you a very interesting job. 8. They recommended me several articles on that problem. 9. Someone taught him French and give him a dictionary. 10. They asked us to be there at 8 o’clock. 11. They have promised me some books on this problem. 12. A passer-buy showed us the way to Trafalgar Square.

Exercise 3. Open the brackets.

1.The damaged ship (tow) into harbour when the towline broke. 2. This room (use) only on special occasions. 3. Bicycles must not (leave) in the hall. 4. He was taken to hospital this afternoon, and (operate on) tomorrow morning. 5. Normally this street (sweep) every day, but it (not sweep) yesterday. 6. It was very cold yesterday afternoon, but we couldn't light a fire in the sitting-room; the chimney (sweep). 7. This purse (to leave) in a classroom yesterday, it (find) by the cleaner. 8. Thousands of new houses (build) every year. 9. When I saw the car, it (drive) at over fifty miles an hour. 10. This room (not use) for ages. 11. The children are very excited this morning. They (take) to the circus this afternoon. 12. My keys (return) to me; they (pick up) in the street. 13. Dogs must (keep) on leads in the gardens. 14. Dictionaries may not (use) at the examination.

Exercise 4. Translate into English using the Passive Voice.

1. Когда обсуждался этот вопрос. 2. Такие вопросы часто обсуждаются на наших собраниях. 3. Этот вопрос уже обсудили. 4. Эта школа только что построена. 5. Такие вопросы часто задают на экзамене. 6. эта работа была написана до того, как были сделаны открытия в этой области. 7. В Москве сейчас строится очень много новых домов. 8. Эта книга написана в 18 веке. 9. Когда я пришла, этот вопрос уже обсуждался. 10. Телеграмма будет получена только завтра.

Exercise 5. Choose the correct grammar form to translate a predicate.

1. Этот дом был построен в прошлом году.

a) was being built

b) has been built

c) was built

2. Сейчас здесь строится новый супермаркет.

a) is being built

b) is building

c) is built

3. На этой неделе преподаватель объяснил преподавателем был объяснен новый материал.

a) had been explained

b) was explained

c) has been explained

4. Новое здание института уже построили, когда я поступила на юридический факультет.

a) was built

b) has been built

c) had been built

5. Студентов экзаменуют два раза в год.

a) are being examined

b) is examined

c) are examined .

6. «Вы были невнимательны, когда объяснялось это правило», — сказал преподаватель.

a) was explained

b) had been explained

c) was being explained

7. Цветы уже политы.

a) are watered

b) have been watered

c) were watered

8. Такие столы делают из дорогого дерева.

a) are being made

b) have been made

c) are made

9. Этот фильм никогда не показывали по телевизору.

a) has never been shown

b) was never shown

c) had never been shown

10. Мою квартиру отремонтируют к субботе.

a) will be repaired

b) will have been repaired

c) is being repaired

11. Списки все еще печатаются.

a) are typed

b) are being typed

c) have been typed

12. Их еще не пригласили.

a) were not invited

b) had not been invited

c) have not been invited

13. Вам сообщат об этом завтра.

a) will be informed

b) will have been informed

c) are informed

14. Когда я вошел, обсуждение было прервано.

a) had been interrupted

b) was interrupted

c) has been interrupted

15. Земля была покрыта снегом.

a) was being covered

b) was covered

c) had been covered