Passive Voice (комплекс упражнений 2)
Passive Voice
Exercise 1. Use Present Perfect Passive:
I can’t find my luggage. I am sure it … (steal).
Many new hospitals … (open) in the city recently.
The fridge is empty. Everything … (eat).
I am so glad. My pet … just (find).
The flat looks so smart. It … (paint) recently.
… he ever (interview) on TV?
Exercise 2. Use Past Perfect Passive:
When they arrived at the airport, the flight … already (announce).
I didn’t know that the keys…already (find).
He said that the rooms …already (clean).
I was very angry that my article … (not, publish).
When we came back home, our clothes … already (pack).
He didn’t know that the cathedral … (rebuild).
Exercise 3. Use Future Perfect Passive:
The performance …(finish) by 8 o’clock.
Your car … (repair) by next week.
The cake … (make) by your birthday.
The books …(read) by your return.
The office …(clean) by your return.
All the newspapers… (read) by 5 pm.
Exercise 4. Express the same using Passive:
Nowadays people use a lot of different electronic devices.
They will decorate this Christmas tree with great pleasure.
We must buy a new fridge for our Granny.
My sister is translating a nice poem about London.
When he came home, I was writing a new article.
When we arrived there, they had already started a party.
My friends have to learn a lot of new English words.
My teacher asked me to bring my pet to school.
Michael will have finished this report by Monday.
They ought to visit the doctor.
Exercise 5. Express the same using Passive. Use two possible variants.
They showed me a new edition of this book.
a)_________________________________________________________
b)_________________________________________________________
2. Somebody will give Liz a banana.
a)_________________________________________________________
b)_________________________________________________________
3. They usually send Tim a letter.
a)_________________________________________________________
b)_________________________________________________________
Keys:
1)
has been stolen
have been opened
has been eaten
has just been found
has been painted
Has he ever been interviewed
2)
had already been announced
had already been found
had already been cleaned
hadn’t been published
had already been packed
had been rebuilt
3)
will have been finished
will have been repaired
will have been made
will have been read
will have been cleaned
will have been read
4)
A lot of different electronic devices are used by people nowadays.
This Christmas tree will be decorated by them with great pleasure.
A new fridge for our Granny must be bought by us.
A nice poem about London is being translated by my sister.
When he came home, a new article was being written by me.
When we arrived there, a party had already been started by them.
A lot of new English words have to be learned (learnt) by my friends.
I was asked by my teacher to bring my pet to school.
This report will have been finished by Michael by Monday.
The doctor ought to be visited by them.
5)
I was shown a new edition of this book.
A new edition of this book was shown to me.
Liz will be given a banana by somebody.
A banana will be given to Liz by somebody.
Tim is usually sent a letter.
A letter is usually sent to Tim.