The Passive Voice
to be + Participle II (worked, written)
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Present |
Past |
Future |
Future- in- the- Past |
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to |
be written |
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Indefinite (Simple) |
am is + written are |
was + written were |
shall + be + written will |
should + be + written would |
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to |
be being written |
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Continuous (Progressive) |
am is + being + are written
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was + being + were written |
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to |
have been written |
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Perfect |
have + been + has written |
had + been + written |
shall + have + been + will written |
should + have + been + would written |
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Active |
Вид дополнения |
Passive
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Перевод |
I |
I wrote this article last week. |
прямое |
This article was written (by me) last week.
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Эта статья была написана (мною) на прошлой неделе. |
II |
We gave him your letter yesterday. |
косвенное прямое
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He was given your letter yesterday. Your letter was given to him yesterday. |
Ему дали ваше письмо вчера. (или: Ваше пись- мо было ему дано вчера).
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III |
Our geologists often speak about this dis-covery. |
предложное |
This discovery is often spoken about.
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Об этом открытии часто говорят.
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Exercise 1. Translate into Russian.
Great Britain is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean.
These two large islands are known as the British Isles.
English is spoken in Great Britain, in the USA, in Australia and some other countries.
It is also spoken as a second language in India.
The country is washed by the North Sea in the east.
From France it is separated by the English Channel,
7. The position of mountains is determined by the direction and length of the rivers.
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The mildness of the British climate is accounted by the influence of the Gulf Stream.
The contract is being typed now.
He was shown the way to the sea-port.
The speaker was listened to with great interest.
We were asked to take part in the conference.
This area is occupied by many plants.
That book was written in 1985.
15. A new car was bought. .
Exercise 2. Choose the correct translation.
Example: The book has been given to her at the library.