VIII. Transfer the verbs in brackets into the correct tense form

1. Don't enter the room! A student (to examine) there. 2. The event (to report) to the newspapers before they arrived home. 3. After the accident he (to take) home immediately. 4. The letter (to type) by the typist when I came in. 5. I am sure that his work (to complete) by the end of the month. 6. Some new magazines just (to bring). Would you like to look them through? 7. The exercises usually (to correct) by the teacher at home. 8. I can't show you my written work as it not (to return) by my teacher. 9. Many new houses (to build) in our town lately. 10. We think that the ship (to charter) next week. 11. The goods not (to examine) yet at the custom-house. When they (to examine)?

IX. Translate from Russian into English

1. Подписано ли это письмо? 2. Это письмо только что подписано директором. 3. Пароход зафрахтован. 4. Соглашение уже заключено. 5. Это соглашение только что заключено. 6. Товары еще не доставлены. 7. Товары доставлены сегодня самолетом. 8. Этот вопрос еще не решен. 9. Погружены ли товары? 10. Эта проблема разрешена французскими учеными. 11. Это здание полностью восстановлено. 12. Ящики пересчитаны. Их можно отвезти на склад. 13. Это здание было только что построено, когда мы приехали в Омск. 14. Когда мы получили их телеграмму, пароход был зафрахтован, но товары еще не были доставлены в порт. 15. Когда мы приехали в Тару, там было много домов, которые были построены омскими строительными компаниями. 16. Когда пришел директор, все было готово: документы были проверены и письма были напечатаны.

X. Translate into Russian

1. Не was shown the way to the station. 2. She was told the news when she I returned home. 3. They were offered the goods at a low price. 4. Children are taught foreign languages at school. 5. They are paid twice a month. 6. He was offered some interesting work. 7. He was promised immediate help. 8. The buyers were granted a credit of six months.

XI. Change these Active constructions into the Passive ones

1. Everybody objected to his proposal. 2. We sent for the broker as soon as the telegram arrived. 3. I think that we can rely on this information. 4. They insisted on these terms and conditions. 5. Do you think that we can rely on these figures? 6. I am afraid that they will not arrive at an agreement. 7. I am sure that the newspapers will comment on this event. 8. I am sure that nobody will object to this plan. 9. The contract provided for the delivery of caviar at regular intervals.

CHAPTER 2. NON-FINITE FORMS OF THE VERB

SECTION 2.1. THE INFINITIVE

FORMS OF THE INFINITIVE

Infinitive	Active	Passive
Simple	to sign	to be signed (to be + Participle II)
Perfect	to have signed (to have + Participle II)	to have been signed (to have been + Participle II)
Continuous	to be signing (to be + Participle I)	–
Perfect Continuous	to have been signing (to have been + Participle I)	–

FUNCTIONS OF THE INFINITIVE

Function	Example
1. Subject 2. Part of the compound predicate 3. Object 4. Attribute 5. Adverbial Modifier	То read aloud is very useful. Our aim is to master English. I told him to go as quickly as possible. Here is the article to be translated. I came to help you.

INFINITIVE CONSTRUCTIONS

Complex Object

Construction	Example
Complex Object noun (g.c.) + inf. pron. (obj. c.)	We believe her to be in Moscow now. She wanted me to return soon. We expect him to come here.

Complex Object is used after the verbs that express:

1) wish and need: to want – хотеть, нуждаться, to wish, to desire – желать, would like – хотел бы.

Ex.: I want you to help me. Would you like me to translate this text?

2) supposition: to suppose – предполагать, to expect – ожидать, to consider – считать, полагать, to believe – верить, полагать.

Ex.: They consider him to become a good engineer. We believe her to be in Moscow now.

3) physical perception: to watch – наблюдать, to see – видеть, to hear – слышать, to feel – чувствовать (без частицы to).

Ex.: The students heard him play the piano. She felt somebody look at her

4) statement, knowledge: to know – знать, to find – обнаруживать, находить, to think – думать, to declare – заявлять.

Ex.: We know him to have taken part in the conference.

5) compulsion, order, prohibition: to cause – причинять, вызывать, to get, to make – (без частицы to) заставлять, to command, to order – велеть, приказывать.

Ex.: We could not get him go there.

6) request, permission: ask – просить, to allow, to permit – позволять, to enable – давать возможность.

Ex.: I allowed him to come in.