Past Perfect Passive: had been + participle II
49. Fill in the gaps with the verbs in the brackets in Past Perfect Passive.
1. When we came to the town, their new house (not build) yet.
2. They explained that the match (cancel) because there was too much snow.
3. They didn’t come because they (not/tell) about the meeting.
4. She was offended because she (not/invite) to the party.
5. Nobody was surprised that the poetry competition (organize).
50. Rewrite the sentences putting the verbs in Past Perfect into Passive Voice.
1. The receptionist said that one of the clients had lost his key. (The key…)
2. They informed us that they had appointed a new programmer.(A new programmer…)
3. We read that William the Conqueror had built the castle in the 11th century. (The castle…)
4. They were glad that the students had liked the new sports centre.(The new sports centre…)
5. They said that they hadn’t made any decision yet.(No decision…)
51. Decide which answer a, b or c best fits each space.
1. The Martian Chronicles is a science fiction story where American writer Ray Bradbury _____ the colonization of Mars by humans fleeing from a troubled and eventually atomically devastated Earth.
a. had been described b. described c. had described
2. The book ______ the colonization of Mars by humans fleeing from a troubled and eventually atomically devastated (опустошенный) Earth.
a. had chronicled b. chronicled c. had been chronicled
3. The Martians wanted to kill the astronauts in their ‘old homes’ where they _____ (заманить) them using their memories.
a. had been lured b. lured c. had lured
4. No sooner _____ the conflict between Martians and the new colonists _____ than humans from Earth colonized the deserted plane.
a. broke / out b. had been / breaking out c. had /broken out
5. After the author ______ together all episodes in a large sequential narrative framework, the overall structure of The Martian Chronicles ______ together.
a. put/had come b. had put/had come c. had put/came
*52. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. In some sentences more than one variant is possible.
1. By that time the economic growth (achieve) an increase and we were able to see the costs imposed on the environment 2. With the increased consumption of non-renewable resources, people could see that pollution (worsen) and ecological habitats (continue) to be lost. 3. However, by 2000 not all forms of economic growth (cause) damage to the environment because humans (try) to mitigate the harmful effects of pollution. 4. By that time, improved technology already (cause) economic growth and it was believed that technology (can) enable higher output with less pollution. 5. After years of research they came to the conclusion that global warming over the last century (to be) a result of human activity.