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Exercise 112. Translate into English using the Present Simple Active, the Present Simple Passive, the Past Simple Active, the Past Simple Passive, the Future Simple Active, the Future Simple Passive.
1. Я часто посылаю письма друзьям. 2. Меня часто посылают на юг. 3. Мне дают сок каждое утро. 4. Каждое утро я даю кошке молоко. 5. Вчера я попросил учителя помочь мне. 6. Вчера меня попросили помочь однокласснику. 7. Завтра я принесу новый фильм. 8. Завтра принесут новый фильм. 9. Книги А. Кристи читают с большим интересом. 10. Когда в вашей семье пьют чай? 11. Почему эти правила всегда забывают? 12. Когда ты разбил чашку? 13. Когда разбили чашку? 14. Телеграмма будет отправлена сейчас же. 15. Когда пошлют письмо? 16. Как будут делать эту работу? 17. Когда проверят контрольную работу? 18. Почему вы всегда забываете эти правила? 19. Эти письма принесли утром. 20. Где живут ваши друзья?
Exercise 113. Change the sentences using Prepositional Passive Constructions.
Example: We often speak about her. – She is often spoken about.
1. We thought about our friend all the time. 2. The doctor will operate on him in a week. 3. The teacher sent for the pupil’s parents. 4. They looked for the newspaper everywhere. 5. The neighbor asked for the telegram. 6. Everybody listened to the lecturer with great attention. 7. The young mothers looked after their babies with great care. 8. Nobody lived in that old house. 9. They sent for Jim and told him to prepare a report on that subject. 10. Nobody slept in the bed. 11. Our teacher often refers to this example. 12. The dean approved of the timetable. 13. The aunt looked after the children well. 14. They agreed upon the date of the conference. 15. We have just sent for the doctor.
Exercise 114. Give the corresponding passive constructions.
1. I bought potatoes yesterday. 2. We shall bring the books tomorrow. 3. They are repairing the clock now. 4. I have translated the whole text. 5. They broke the window last week. 6. When I came home, they had eaten the sweets. 7. They haven’t brought back my skates. 8. Has anybody explained the rules of the game to you? 9. He stole a lot of money from the shop. 10. They will stage this play at the beginning of the next season. 11. By the middle of autumn we had planted all the trees. 12. They are building a new concert hall in our street. 13. The students greeted the famous lecturer warmly. 14. When I fell ill, my mother sent for the doctor. 15. He will give my brother English lessons. 16. A friend of his has shown me an interesting magazine. 17. They
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are building a bridge over the river. 18. We turn on the light when it is dark. 19. Has the secretary typed the letters? – No, she is typing them now. 20. We were looking at the man with surprise.
Exercise 115. Choose the correct answer.
1. The day before yesterday we (invite) to the restaurant by Tom Jenkins.
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B were invited |
C invited |
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Look! The bridge (repair). |
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A is being repaired |
B is been repaired |
C has being repaired |
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The letter and the parcel (post) tomorrow. |
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A will be post |
B will have been posted |
C will be posted |
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Margaret (know) to be a very industrious person. |
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A has been known |
B is known |
C is been known |
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In Greece the Olympic Games (hold) once in four years. |
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A were held |
B are being held |
C are held |
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The problem (study) for three years, but they haven’t got any results. |
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B has being studied |
C was studied |
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This book (republish) by the end of September. |
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A would been republished |
B will have been republished |
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8.The doctor said that Tommy’s leg (X-rayed) the following day.
A will be X-rayed |
B would be X-rayed |
Cwill have been X-rayed
9.A police car came when the injured man (carry off) the road.
A was being carried off |
B was been carrying off |
Chas been carried off
10.I (bear) in a small Russian town not far from Samara.
A was borne |
B am born |
C was born |
11. Dad phoned us and asked if our luggage (already/ pack). |
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B had already been packed |
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12.The children (teach) Italian.
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A taught |
B were taught |
C has been taught |
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This problem (discuss) at the conference. |
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B will be discussed |
C would be discussed |
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The president (interview) on French TV. |
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B had been interviewed |
C was interviewed |
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Teachers (give) a new pay rise by the government. |
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B has given |
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16. Walt Disney (create) the cartoon character of Mickey Mouse. |
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B was created |
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The firm (make) dresses for twenty years. |
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A has been making |
B has made |
C has been made |
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He said that he (take) the watch to a watchmaker’s. |
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A had taken |
B had been taken |
C has taken |
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Many new houses (build) this year. |
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A has been built |
B have built |
C have been built |
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The house (build) a few years ago. |
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A built |
B was built |
C has been built |
Exercise 116. Choose the correct answer. |
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1. The contract ____________ at the board meeting now. |
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C was discussed |
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2. Wait a minute! The document _____________ by the secretary at the moment. |
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C has been typed |
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3. The papers ___________ by the Managing Director yet. He is on business trip. |
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She __________ the Head of the Information Systems Department two months ago. |
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C is being appointed |
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B was appointed |
D has been appointed |
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Recently a new generation of TV sets ___________ in Japan. |
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C has been launched |
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B was being launched |
D had been launched |
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At present our company __________ . |
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A is reorganized |
C is being reorganized |
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B has reorganized |
D has been reorganized |
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The mail ____________ yet. |
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C isn’t being received |
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B wasn’t received |
D hasn’t been received |
8. From Monday English classes _____________ in the Training Centre. |
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C are being held |
B will be held |
D have been held |
9. We _____________ to send the documents by Friday. |
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C were being asked |
B have been asked |
D had been asked |
10. At last a new government _____________ after a long governmental crisis. |
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C is being formed |
B was formed |
D has been formed |
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My car _____________ at the moment. Sorry, I can’t give you a lift to the station. |
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C is being serviced |
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B has been serviced |
D has being serviced |
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All the teaching material _____________ after the classes start. |
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C will be provided |
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Exercise 117. Complete the sentences using one of these verbs in the correct form.
cause damage hold include invite make overtake show translate write
2.Many accidents are caused by dangerous driving.
3.Cheese ___________ from milk.
4.The roof of the building __________ in a storm a few days ago.
5.There’s no need to leave a tip. Service _____________ in the bill.
6.You __________ to the wedding. Why didn’t you go?
7.A cinema is a place where films ___________.
8.In the United States, elections for President ___________ every four years.
9.Originally the book ____________ in Spain and a few years ago it ____________
into English.
10.We were driving along quite fast but we _____________ by lots of cars.
Exercise 118. Translate into English.
1. Её отправили в больницу два дня назад. 2. Это сочинение было написано на прошлой неделе. 3. За доктором часто посылают. 4. Телеграмму послали поздно
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вечером, и он получит её только утром. 5. Эту статью должна прочитать вся группа. 6. Это упражнение можно написать карандашом. 7. В будущем году построят много школ. 8. Когда мама пришла, обед был уже сварен. 9. Этот перевод будет закончен через несколько дней. 10. Эта картина была написана в XVI веке. 11. Когда были посажены эти яблони? 12. Когда читали новый рассказ, кто-то постучал в дверь. 13. Вас уже пригласили на вечер? 14. Книги уже принесли из библиотеки? 15. Меня ждут? 16. Этот кинотеатр был построен до того, как мы приехали сюда.17 Тебя ищут. Иди домой. 18. Почему над ним всегда смеются? 19. Лекции этого знаменитого профессора всегда слушают с большим вниманием. 20. Этот мост ещё строится. Он строился, когда я увидел его в первый раз. 21. Когда я приду домой, обед будут готовить. 22. Много вкусных блюд готовят из овощей и фруктов. 23. Этот город был основан в 11 веке. 24. Мы не сможем поехать за город в воскресенье: наша машина в ремонте. 25. Не входите в зал: его проветривают. 26. Вы пришли вовремя. Этот вопрос как раз сейчас обсуждают. 27. Этот матч показывали вчера по телевизору в 7 часов.
Have something done
Study this example situation:
The roof of Jill’s house was damaged in a storm, so she arranged for somebody to repair it. Yesterday a workman came and did the job. Jill had the roof repaired yesterday. This means: Jill arranged for somebody else to repair the roof. She didn’t repair it herself.
We use have something done to say that we arrange for somebody else to do something for us.
Compare:
Jill repaired the roof. (= she repaired it herself)
Jill had the roof repaired. (= she arranged for somebody else to repair it)
Study these examples:
Did Ann make her dress herself or did she have it made?
“Are you going to repair the car yourself?” “No, I’m going to have it repaired.”
Be careful with word order.
The past participle (repaired/cut etc.) is after the object (the roof/your hair etc.):