3. Образуйте прошедшее и будущее время сказуемых следующих предложений:

1. Our students are given a lot of homework to do every day. 2. What kind of books are discussed in class? 3. Ivanov is often asked to translate articles from English into Russian. 4. How many houses are built in our city a year? 5. Why aren't these exercises done?

4. Поставьте глаголы, данные в скобках, в соответствующее время и залог.

1. The British Isles (to surround) by seas. 2. St. Peters­burg (to found) in 1703 on the River Neva. 3. The English Channel (to separate) Great Britain from the Continent. 4. Many new branches of light industry (to develop) in Great Britain after World War II. 5. Huge deposits of coal (to find) in Wales. 6. The British Isles (to comprise) Great Britain, Ireland and many small islands in the sea near the coast of Great Britain. 7. London (to divide) into two parts by the river. 8. A new library (to open) in our district next year. 9. Hew houses (to build) everywhere. 10. An interesting problem (to discuss) at the lecture. 11. This book (to take) from the library. 12. A new highway (to connect) the city with the airport.

5. Ответьте на вопросы по образцу.

Образец: What is bread cut with? - It is cut with a knife.

1. What are letters written with? 2. What is the floor covered with? 3. What is a door looked with? 4. What are our hands washed with? 5. What is a milk bottle filled with? 6. What is the earth excavated with? 7. What are houses built with? 8. What can glass be broken with?

6. Замените пассивную конструкцию предложений активной.

Образец: Letters are delivered by the postman. - The postman delivers letters.

1. Food is required by man and animal. 2. Information is given by the secretary. 3. The lecture was delivered by the pro­fessor. 4. Soviet sputniks were constructed by our engineers and scientists. 5. All the work will be done by automatic machinery. 6. English sportsmen will be met by the students of the Institute of Physical Culture. 7. The electric lamp was invented by Yablochkov. 8. This building will be completed by another team. 9. The telegramme will be sent by the secretary. 10. All the work will be done by automatic machinery. 11. Moscow University was founded by Lomonosov. 12. The lectures on mathematics are attended by all students.

7. Заполните пропуски активной или пассивной формой глагола, данного в скобках.

1. People ... for their food and ... for their work. (pay) 2. Through the window we can ... the street and can ... from the street. (see) 3. It is easy to ... and unpleasant to ... . (criticize) 4. Children ... or ... in the bathrooms. (wash) 5. Small children cannot ... ; they must ... . (dress) 6. We can ... a letter in pencil but an application must ... only in ink. (write) 7. We ... soup with a spoon but meat ... with a fork. (eat)

8. Замените пассивную конструкцию активной формой сказуемого. Образуйте косвенное дополнение с предлогом "to".

Образец: Old people are paid pension by the Government. - The Government pays pension to old people.

1. Children are given presents on their birthday by parents. 2. Visitors were shown all the interesting places of the city by the guide. 3. George was given a new book by Peter. 4. Sick people are often brought fruit and flowers by friends. 5. The workers will be given instructions by the head engineer. 6. At the Institute students are taught many different subjects by teachers and professors. 7. Mother will be sent a telegramme by her son. 8. Не was told the news by his friend. 9. He is usually brought the newspapers by the postman in the morning.