Упражнение.

Раскройте скобки, употребляя глагол в нужной форме.

1. – You (to finalize) the delivery terms?

– Not yet. We (to discuss) them for 2 days already, but we still need to clarify some details.

2. – Sorry, I’m late. You (to wait) long?

– About 20 minutes. But that’s all right. I’ve been reading an interesting article in today’s newspaper.

• Have you? What’s the article about?

3. – Is Pete in the office? I (not to see) him around.

– He (to be) here, he (to be) in since 10 o’clock. In faсt, he (to have talks) with his German partners all this time.

4. – You (to see) the buyers claim? They (to complain) that the goods (to be delayed) for two weeks by now.

– I (to study the matter) since morning. So far I (to find out) that there (to be) a delay in their opening a L/C. So the deliveries (to have, to be postponed). Anyway the President said they (to be resumed) as soon as the L/C (to be opened).

Страдательный залог. The Passive Voice.

Страдательный залог образуется при помощи вспомогательного глагола «to be» в соответствующей форме действительного залога и причастия прошедшего времени смыслового глагола:

A lot of letters and faxes are typed and sent to customers everyday.

Yesterday an important contract was signed.

Under the contract a new project will be constructed next year.

Спряжение глаголов в страдательном залоге.

В страдательном залоге употребляются времена группы Simple, Present и Past Progressive, Perfect. Формы Future Progressive заменяется на Future Simple, а времена группы Perfect Progrressive заменяется на времена группы Perfect.

Tense	Person	Number
		Singular	Plural
Present Simple	1 2 3	I am written You are written H e She is written It	We are written You are written They are written
Past Simple	1 2 3	I was written You were written H e She was written It	We were written You were written They were written
Future Simple	1 2 3	I shall be written You will be written H e She will be written It	We shall be written You will be written They will be written
Present Progressive	1 2 3	I am being written You are being written H e She is being written It	We are being written You are being written They are being written
Past Progressive	1 2 3	I was being written You were being written H e She was being written It	We were being written You were being written They were being written
Present Perfect	1 2 3	I have been written You have been written H e She has been written It	We have been written You have been written They have been written
Past Perfect	1 2 3	I had been written You had been written H e She had been written It	We had been written You had been written They had been written
Future Perfect	1 2 3	I shall have been written You will have been written H e She will have been written It	We shall have been written You will have been written They will have been written