Exercise 3. Поставьте глаголы в указанное время Passive Voice .
1) The words … by the teacher today. (to explain – Simple Present)
2) We … a letter the day before yesterday. (to send – Simple Past)
3) This … car. It’s too old. (not / to steal – Simple Future)
4) This street … because of snow. (already / to close – Present Perfect)
5) A new restaurant … next week. (to open – Simple Future)
6) He … to the party yesterday. (to invite – Simple Past)
7) The blue box …. (can / not / to see – Simple Present)
8) I … the book by my friend last Sunday. (to give – Simple Past)
9) The dishes … by my little brother. (not / to wash – Present Perfect)
10) I … by Robert. (not / to ask – Simple Future)
Exercise 4. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в страдательный залог. Переведите текст.
His name was on the wheel
Hugh Boggs has been worried all day. In the morning he received a letter from the police. He (to ask) to call at the police station. Hugh could not understand why he (to want) by the police. He had not done anything wrong, he thought. It was probably a mistake.
At the police station he (to tell) by a policeman that they had found his bicycle. It (to pick) up in the hills in Wales about a hundred miles away. His name and address (to scribble) on the wheel.
The bicycle now (to send) (Past Passive Progressive) to his home by train. Hugh was very surprised when he heard the news. He (to amuse) too because it was his old broken bicycle he had left behind last summer when returning to town after his holidays. Now he had to receive his bike back and think how to get rid of it again.
Exercise 5. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в страдательный залог.
Texas
The state of Texas is a south-western state of the USA and (to be situated) above Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico. In fact it used to be part of the United States in 1845. The official language is English, though Spanish (to speak) also widely. A lot of oil (to produce) in Texas and (to export) to other American states, although this isn’t the states’s only business; there are many other industries too and agriculture is also important. The state (to head) by a governor. As part of the USA, Texas (to govern) by the President and the Congress.
Exercise 6. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в страдательный залог. Переведите текст.
The Loss of the “Titanic”
The great ship “Titanic” sailed for New York from Southampton on April, 1912. It was carrying 1316 passengers and the crew of 891. The “Titanic” was a colossal ship. At that time it was not only the largest ship that ever (to be build), but (to regard) as unsinkable because it had sixteen watertight compartments. The tragic sinking of this great liner always (to remember). For days after setting out, while the “Titanic” was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg suddenly (to spot) by the captain. After the alarm (to give) the ship turned sharply. Suddenly, there was a slight trembling from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened. The noise had been so faint that no one thought that the ship (to damage). But the ship was sinking because five watertight compartments (to flood). The order to leave the ship (to give) and hundreds of people jumped into the water. There weren’t enough life-boats for everybody and 1,500 lives (to lose).
Exercise 7. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в нужное время в страдательном залоге.
1. Running competitions (hold) since ancient times. 2. The London Marathon (run) in 1981 for the first time. 3. Football (play) for hundred of years. 4. In 1992 a new world record in the 100-metres race (set). 5. The Highland Games (hold) since the 19th century. 6. Running competitions (hold) in ancient times. 7. The London Marathon (run) since 1981. 8. Football (introduce) to other countries by British soldiers, seamen and businessmen. 9. The first Tour de France cycling race (hold) since 1926. 10. Since 1845 rugby (play) all over Britain.
Exercise 8. Замените в следующих предложениях страдательный залог действительным. Переведите предложения на русский язык:
Example: This letter was written by John.