The Passive: Perfect Tenses Present Perfect
Exercise 30
Turn the sentences from Active into Passive. Usethe Present Perfect Passive.
Example:
The gardener has plantedsome trees.
Some trees have been planted by the gardener.
1. Someone has brokena crystal vase.
2. His parents have broughthimupto be polite.
3. The secretary has givenMrs. Jones some letters.
4. A postman has deliveredmorning newspapers.
5. You haven't cleanedthe car yet.
6. They have repairedsome domestic appliances recently.
7. One of huge corporations has taken overa small but successful company.
8. The board of directors has transferredhim to the New York office.
9. One of the cleaners has foundthe missing file.
10. They have promotedher to the post of Sales Director.
11. The receptionist has confirmedour hotel booking.
12. The police have foundtwo escaped prisoners.
13. The hijackers have stolensome trucks.
Exercise 31
What Has Been done?
An old street in Merton has been modernized. Use the words from the box to write what has been doneinthe Present Perfect Passive.
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build |
paint |
provide (x2) |
put up |
take away |
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widen |
plant |
pull down |
repair |
turn into |
Last year
Now
Example:
The street has been turned intoa pedestrian zone.
1. Street lamps _______________________________________________.
2. Trees and flowers ___________________________________________.
3. The pavement ______________________________________________.
4. A fountain _________________________________________________.
5. Litter bins _________________________________________________.
6. The bus stop _______________________________________________.
7. The old house ______________________________________________.
8. The shops _________________________________________________.
9. The holes in the road ________________________________________.
10. Benches _________________________________________________.
Exercise 32
Choose either Perfect Active or Perfect Passive forms of the verb to complete a dialogue.
Dialogue 1
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Manager: |
_____ the letter to Mr. Grey _____? |
has posted / has been posted |
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Secretary: |
Not, yet. It _____ just _____. |
has typed / has been typed |
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Manager: |
Well, see to it that it is sent immediately. |
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Secretary: |
Certainly, Sir. |
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Dialogue 2
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Fred: |
What mark have you got? |
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Kate: |
I _____ not, yet _____. |
have examined / have been examined |
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Fred: |
And what about Victor? Is he through with his exam? |
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Kate: |
Yes, he _____ by the examiner shortly before I came here.. |
had asked / had been asked |
Dialogue 3
Complete the conversation. Put the verbs into a suitable tense in the Passive.
Has the thief been found?
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Tom: |
The newsagent’s _____ (break into). About £850 _____(take). |
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Nick: |
_____ the thief _____ _____ (find)? |
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Tom:
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No, not yet. The theft _____ only _____ (discover) an hour ago. There’s a room at the back of the shop where the money _____ (keep) in a safe. This morning the cleaner noticed that the window _____ (break), so she told the owner. A few people _____ (question) by the police, but nobody knows much. An officer said that any information _____ (welcome). |
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Nick: |
Will there be a reward? |
Exercise 33
Translate the sentences from Russian into English. Mind the use of the Present Perfect ActiveandPassive.
1. Судьяоштрафовалегона300фунтов. (to fine him £300)
2. Он был оштрафован на 300 фунтов судьёй.
3. Я видел её недавно в парке.
4. Её видели недавно в парке.
5. Мы сказали ему об этом уже несколько раз.
6. Ему было сказано об этом уже несколько раз.
7. Почтальон только что доставил свежие газеты.
8. Свежие газеты только что доставили.
9. Мы не можем опубликовать эту информацию. Редактор еще не
проверил факты.
10. Мы не можем опубликовать эти факты. Информация еще не
проверена.
11. Путешественники только что вернулись из Австралии.
12. Австралия посещалась ими неоднократно.