Ex. 2. Change into the passive.
1. Do they often use their swimming pool? 2. Whom do they want on the phone? 3. What kind of books do they sell here? 4. Did they do the task yesterday? 5. Did he write all the exercises at the lesson? 6. Will they translate this article today? 8. Will they discuss these problems tomorrow? 9. When will they meet her at the station? 10. Have you made the coffee yet? 11. Has he done his exercises yet? 12. What have they written? 13. What is she cooking for lunch? 14. Are they singing this song? 15. Is he asking any questions? 16. Had they eaten their breakfast by ten?
Ex. 3. Change into the passive.
1. They gave Danny a snowboard for his birthday. 2. She offered us a cup of coffee. 3. He promised his son a new bicycle. 4. Somebody will show her the way to the railway station. 5. Nobody has sent him the invitation to the party. 6. Some people told them the sad news. 7. They always ask the students not to be late. 8. Someone taught him German at school. 9. They will present her with a box of chocolates. 10. They will have sent us the postcard by Christmas. 11. They have recommended Jane some new magazines. 12. Nobody is asking them any questions about it. 13. He offered me a chair. 14. We gave him all the money. 15. They have shown him the new flat.
Ex. 4. Make up sentences in the passive.
1. ? has translated Shakespeare’s poems into many languages. 2. ? will open the new university next October. 3. ? hasn’t found the lost child yet. 4. The letters will be ready in five minutes. ? is typing them. 5. ? wants him on the phone. 6. You can’t go into the room. ? is washing the floor. 7. When the doctor came to see the baby, ? was feeding him. 8. ? killed thirty people and ? injured sixty-five in that terrible railway accident. 9. ? can’t learn a language in a few months
Ex. 5. Make up sentences in the passive.
Model: their son – at the station – were (meet) – Mr and Mrs Brown
At the station Mr and Mrs Brown were met by their son.
1. will be (teach) – Mr Green – this class – next year. 2. this film – at least a million people – has been (see). 3. prefer – a man – to be (teach) – most boys. 4. was (blow) off – my hat – the wind. 5. an earthquake – was almost (destroy) – the city. 6. her birthday – her friends – wasn’t (forget). 7. children – their grandparents – are often (spoil). 8. a snake – have never been (bite) – I. 9. just a few students – was (do) – this difficult exercise. 10. were (shake) – all the houses in the street – the explosion. 11. the teacher – who behave badly – are sometimes (send) – the pupils – out of class. 12. this book – a very young author – was (write). 13. was badly (cut) – the broken glass – his face.
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14. at two a.m. – the bell ringing – was (wake) up – the doctor.
Ex. 6. Change into the passive. Mind the place of a preposition in a passive sentence.
1. They laughed at him. 2. They spoke to each student. 3. They will look after the dog well. 4. They sent for the doctor immediately. 5. Everybody was listening to her attentively. 6. Everybody looked at her with interest. 7. Nobody took notice of the little boy. 8. They lost sight of the boat in the fog. 9. Why are they laughing at her? 10. I wonder whether they will listen to him. 11. Scientists often refer to his works. 12. No one has ever spoken to me in such a way. 13. If they send for you, don’t refuse to come. 14. They will comment on your essays. 15. Why is he always finding fault with me? 16. When I came, everyone was looking for the cat. 17. They made a fool of him. 18. You can rely on him in any situation. 19. We must put an end to these fights. 20. We should pay attention to these exceptions. 21. He has thought of a very good plan.
Ex. 7. Use the active or passive infinitive.
1. We didn’t want (see) him at the party. 2. Gerry didn’t want (see). 3. She didn’t allow her things (touch). 4. The work can (do) in two days. 5. They’ll have (do) this job next week. 6. She tried to convince me that his invitation should (accept). 7. The books may (put) on this shelf. 8. She can’t (take) care of the children, she’s too busy. 9. The children must (look) after. 10. The dress must (make) by the birthday party. 11. Can it (do) today? 12. I didn’t expect it (do) so soon. 13. He decided (start) as soon as possible. 14. The flower seems (break). 15. He wants (ask) you to dinner. 16. He wouldn’t like (take) to hospital. 17. I don’t want (misunderstand).
Ex. 8. Translate into English.
1. Когда обсуждался этот вопрос? 2. Такие вопросы часто обсуждаются на наших встречах. 3. Он надеялся, этот вопрос будет обсуждён до его прихода. 4. Какой вопрос сейчас обсуждается? 5. Этот вопрос уже обсудили. 6. Следующий вопрос будет обсуждаться завтра. 7. Когда я пришёл, этот вопрос ещё обсуждали. 8. Когда я ушёл, этот вопрос ещё не обсудили. 9. Этот вопрос обсудят к пяти часам. 10. Я был уверен, этот вопрос не будут обсуждать.
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