Passive and Active Voice (тренировочные упражнения)

1. Поставьте глаголы в верную форму пассивного или активного залога.

1) The letters ....................................................... (type) at the moment.

2) Guernica ......................................................... (paint) by Picasso.

3) The parcel ...................................................... (not/deliver) yet.

4) Alpha Romeo cars ........................................... (make) in Italy.

5) The thief ........................................................ (arrest) late last night.

6) The announcement ......................................... (make) tomorrow.

7) Good evening ladies and gentlemen. I ................................................. (be) Charles Trump.

8) I .......................................................................... (report) from BBC news headquarters.

9) Earlier this evening an earthquake hit Cairo, Egypt. Many people ............................. (kill);

10) many more ................................................. (injure) 11) and much of the city ........................................... (destroy).

12) Emergency teams ..................................................... (already/set up) all over the city.

13) They ............................................................ (help) the injured.

14) Firemen and local people ......................................... (dig) in the wreckage 15) as many people ................................................................ (still/trap).

16) We ......................................... (expect) a special, in-depth report from our reporters at any moment.

17) As soon as we ..................................... (hear) from them we will release another news bulletin.

18) Anyone who ........................................ (wish) to enquire about family or friends should ring the following emergency numbers - 010 888 - 38691/2/8/0 for information.

19) We ........................................ (be back) with the special bulletin.

20) A BBC special news team .................................................. (leave) for Cairo immediately.

 2. Перепишите предложения из активного залога в пассивный.

1.  Nobody has used this room for ages. ________________________________________________________

2. We will give you the keys tomorrow. ________________________________________________________

3. Someone is interviewing Dr Johnson at the moment. ____________________________________________

4. By the time I arrived, someone had already opened all your letters. _______________________________________________________________________________________

5. We usually talk briefly about the problems of the family at dinner time. _______________________________________________________________________________________

3. Закончи предложения, используя один из приведенных глаголов в нужной форме. 

Arrest, wake, knock, check translate, find, drive, make, spend carry

1.       A decision will not _______________ until the next meeting.

2.       That old building was dangerous. So it ___________ down.

3.       When you go through customs, you luggage ___________ by the customs officer.

4.       In the morning I _____________ by my alarm clock.

5.       Next year her new book ______________ into a number of foreign languages.

6.       John kicked a policeman, so he ____________.

7.       After a long search the missing boy _____________ in the forest near the town.

8.       Many people think that today too much money ________________ on arms. (arms - зд. оружие.)

9.       The injured man couldn't walk, so he _____________ by the hospital orderlies.

10.    I don't mind driving but I like when I _______________ by other people.

3. Ответ:

1. A decision will not be made until the next meeting.

2. That old building was dangerous. So it was knocked down.

3. When you go through customs, you luggage is checked by the customs officer.

4. In the morning I was woken by my alarm clock.

5. Next year her new book will be translated into a number of foreign languages.

6. John kicked a policeman, so he was arrested.

7. After a long search the missing boy was found in the forest near the town.

8. Many people think that today too much money is spent on arms.

9. The injured man couldn't walk, so he was carried by the hospital orderlies.

10. I don't mind driving but I like when I am driven by other people.

2. Ответы:

1. This room hasn’t been used for ages.

2. The keys will be given you tomorrow.

3. Dr Johnson is being interviewed at the moment.

4. By the time I arrived, all your letters had been already opened.

5. The problems of the family are usually talked briefly at dinner time.