3.5. Use Passive Voice.
1. At the last competition the first prize ___________(to win) by our team.
2. The question __________ (to settle) as soon as they arrived.
3. Your report must ______________(to divide) into two chapters.
4. Soon he _____________(to send) to a sanatorium.
5. The book ____________(to discuss) at the next conference.
6. The composition must _____________(to hand) in on Wednesday.
7. Yesterday he _____________(to tell) to prepare a speech.
8. The article ____________(to publish) last week, if I am not mistaken.
9. The lectures ________________(to attend) by all of us.
10. A taxi __________(to call) fifteen minutes ago, so we are expecting it any moment.
11 The young man _____________(to introduce) to me only a couple of hours ago, but it seems to me that I've known him for years.
12. The rule explained by the teacher at the last lesson ___________(to understand) by all of us.
13. The poem was so beautiful that it __________(to learn) by everybody.
14. I hope the invitation ______________(to accept) by everybody.
15. The letter _______________(to post) in half an hour.
4.1. Circle the right form of the Participle I or Participle II.
1. Everything (writing, written) here is quite right.
2. The wall (surrounding, surrounded) the house was very high.
3. The book (writing, written) by this scientist is very interesting.
4. Translate the words (writing, written) on the blackboard.
5. The (losing, lost) book was found at last.
6 (Going, gone) along the street, I met Mary and Ann.
7. Name some places (visiting, visited) by you last year.
8. Yesterday we were at a conference (organizing, organized) by the builders.
9. “How do you like the film?" he asked, (turning, turned) towards me.
10. I think that the boy (standing, stood) there is his brother.
4.2. Write down Present Participle or Perfect Participle.
1. _________(to do) his homework, he was thinking hard.
2. _________(to do) his homework, he went for a walk.
3. __________(to drink) tea, she went to the university.
4. ___________(to run) in the yard, I fell and hurt my knee.
5. __________(to look) through some magazines, I came across an interesting article about UFOs.
6. ___________(to read) the story, she closed the book and put it on the shelf.
7. _____________(to sit) near the fire, he felt very warm.
4.3. Translate the following sentences.
1. We saw the fire being put out.
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2. The passers-by watched the house being pulled down.
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3. I've never heard that name mentioned.
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4. Both of them saw the plane shot down.
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5. Neither of us saw the plane being shot down.
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6. All of them watched the sunken ship being raised.
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7. They said nothing of the kind. I heard the news being announced.
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8. Have you ever seen a film being shot?
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9. None of us noticed the papers thrown away.
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10. She watched the piano being carried up the staircase.
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11. We heard the dam being blown up.
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