Страдательный залог. Продолженные и совершённые времена. Упражнения

Passive Voice

Continuous group

1. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Continuous Passive.

1. The letter ______________ (write) now.

2. The oranges _________________ (buy) now.

3. Sandwiches ___________________ (make) now.

4. The newspaper ________________ (not/read) at the moment.

5. The song _________________ (not/sing) now.

6. ______the candles ________________________ (light) now?

7. What lecture ____________________ (give) now?

8. Whose report ________________________ (listen) to at the moment?

9. ______ the news ____________________ (report) at the moment?

10. _______the interview________________________ (give) now?

2. Complete the answers to the questions using the Past Continuous Passive.

1. Did she return you the CD yesterday? - No, it __________________________ (listen) to.

2. Why didn't you put that black shirt on? - It ____________________________ (wash).

3. Why didn't he hear the doorbell? - The carpet ___________________________ (vacuum).

4. Did the teacher check your test yesterday? - No, it _________________________ (check).

5. Did they find a solution to that problem? - No, it ___________________________ (discuss).

6. Why didn't you try the cake? - It ______________________________________ (bake).

7. Could he take the documents yesterday? - No, they_____________________________ (type).

3. Translate into English.

1. Этим компьютером сейчас не пользуются.

2. Комнату сейчас убирают.

3. Доклад вчера слушали полчаса.

4. Ваш костюм вчера гладили 20 минут.

5. Ждут его?

6. Красили Вашу комнату долго вчера?

7. Обед готовят.

8. Пишут приглашения сейчас?

9. Мою машину вчера ремонтировали целый день.

10. Её сейчас спрашивают.

Passive Voice

Perfect group

1. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect Passive

1. This collections of science-fiction stories ________________________ (already/publish).

2. Our director _____________________________ (just/inform) about the accident.

3. The burglars _______________________________ (not/arrest) yet.

4. The curtains ______________________________ (already/put up).

5. The construction of the bridge ___________________________ (not/finish) yet.

6. _________ the suitcases _____________________ (pack) yet? - No, they ___________ .

7. What poem _____________________ (learn) by heart for today?

8. What souvenirs _____________________ (prepare) for the foreign guests?

9. How ________ the information _____________________ (use)?

10. Which picture _________________________________ (already/exhibit)?

2. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Perfect Passive.

1. This guitar ____________________ (tune) before I broke a string (струна) and had to tune it again.

2. This house _________________________ (paint) pink before it was given a fresh coat of paint (свежий слой краски). Now it's blue.

3. These bees _______________________________ (keep) in a large hive (улей) before they were taken out and examined by the beekeeper.

4. This man _________________________ (give) novocaine before the dentist started working on a cavity (дупло (в зубе) that needed a filling.