Changing from Passive into Active

Ё ЪдП ЕЪЗПЙ ЗбМгбЙ ббгЪбжг дКИЪ ЗбОШжЗК ЗбВКнЙ:

(1) дИПГ ИЭЗЪб гдЗУИ.         

(2) ЕЪЗПЙ ЗбКХСнЭ ЗбЛЗбЛ Ебн Тгде ЗбГХбн НУИ Тгдbe.

(3) нЪжП ЗбгЭЪжб Ебм гЯЗде Эн ВОС ЗбМгбЙ.

• I think we are being followed.

Ё бЗНЩ Гд ЗбМгбЙ ЗбгСЗП КНжнбеЗ ен:   We are being followed.

Ё бЗНЩ Тгд Be  Эн еРе ЗбМгбЙ еж ЗбгЦЗСЪ ЗбгУКгС (Present Cont.) жбРбЯ ЭЗд ЗбКХСнЭ ЗбЛЗбЛ  followed нЪжП Ебм ЗбгЦЗСЪ ЗбгУКгС. ждУКОПг ЭЗЪб гдЗУИ:

· I think someone is following us.

Ё бЗНЩ КНжнб we  Ебм  us  Эн гЯЗд ЗбгЭЪжб Эн ЗбМгбЙ ЗбУЗИЮЙ.

· The garden has just been watered.      

·  They have just watered the garden.

• What she had said wasn’t believed.   

• We didn’t believe what she had said.

Exercises on Grammar:

Choose the correct answer:

1- Radar (used - was being used – is using – would use) for the first time, to help planes to land.       

2- Many science articles by Clarke (are published – have been published - had been published – will be published) in magazines before the war ended.

3- His science fiction stories were also (published – to publish – publishing – publishes) in magazines.

4- Scientists and technicians (knows – are knowing – knew – were known) that Clarke could be asked about spaceships and satellites.

5- Clarke (was asked – will be asked – were asked – has asked) to work on a film for the famous director Stanley Kubrick a decade ago.

6- The film (is watched – was watched - has been watched – had been watched) by many millions of people since it was made in 1968.

7- There are now parts of space that (naming – named – is named - have been named) after him.

8- By last summer, the new factory (had built – had been built – was being built – has been built).

9- When Father returned home, his dinner (was making – is making – was being made – had made).

10- I had waited at the garage until my car (repaired – is repaired – was repaired – has been repaired).

11- My mobile (was lost - lost – was being lost – has been lost) in the sports club yesterday.

12- A rocket (is being sent – is sending – were sent - was sent) into space in 1944.

13- Twelve people (have been sent – was sent – have sent – to be sent) to walk on the moon.

14- Many spaceships (had been flown – are flown – have been flown – are being flown) to the moon before Apollo 11 in 1969.

15- Photographs of the dark side of the moon (could see – saw - could be seen – will be seen) in 1959.

16- New bridges (have been built - have built – have been building – are built) in Cairo recently.

17- When we arrived at the hotel, our room (was preparing – has been preparing - was being prepared – were prepared).

18- The computer (was checked - was checking – has been checked – would be checked) by the teacher yesterday.

19- The house (had decorated – will be decorating -  had been decorated – was decorating) before the party.

20- A new school (has been built - was built – had to build – was building) in the village last year.

21- The house (was being decorated – is decorated – has been decorated – decorated) when my father came home.

22- The hotel (uses – used – has used - has been used) in many famous films.

23- The bread (had not been made – isn't made – couldn't make – made) before we went to bed.

24- This picture (painted – has been painted - was painted – were painted) in the nineteenth century.

25- When we went into the hotel room, the beds (hadn't been made – hadn't been making – aren't making – was making).

26- This funny photo on the internet is very popular. It (sends – has been sent – was sending – will be sending) to hundreds of people!

27- When we arrived at the theatre, the actors (photographed – were photographing – were being photographed – are photographing).

28- This library book is very old. I think it (has been read – reads – will read – will be reading) by a lot of people!

29- They (have opened – were opening - had opened – are opening) the hotel before they built those flats.

30- Yesterday evening, the TV programme (is being watched - was watched – will be watching – has been watched) by nearly a million people.

31- The school windows (have been cleaned – has been cleaned – were being cleaned – were cleaning) already.

32- I (took – was taken – were taken – will be taking) to the tennis competition at the weekend by the club's bus.

33- Some trees in the park (were cutting – have to cut - were being cut– is being cut) down today.

34- The boss (shown - showed – was shown – showing) the new computer to his assistant.

35- A pay rise (gave – giving – could give - was given) to me by my employer.

36- The question was asked (to – of – with – for) David.

37- He hoped (to be chosen – to choose – to have chosen – being chosen) for the team.

38- He didn't want (to contact – being contacted - to be contacted – to be contacting) by strangers.

39- He avoided (catching - being caught – to catch – to have caught) by the police.

40- He insisted on (seeing – to see - being seen – having seen) by the manager.

41- He (has sold – will sell – was selling – sold) the car for 10,000 pounds last week.

42- The bus (was broken – broke – breaks – has been broken) down yesterday.

43- They turned and (were run – have been run – ran – running) when they saw us coming.

44- This picture (painted – was painted – is painted – has been painted) by my friend last week.

45- Before roads (were building – built – were built – have been built) across the desert, few visitors came to this town.

46- She (was accused – has accused – had accused – was accusing) of forging КТжнС money.

47- It is (saying – says – said – say) that the building was started in 237 BC.

48- It (has believed – is believed – is believing – had believed) that wolves and foxes were hunted in Sinai 3,000 years ago.

49- The newspaper (reports – is reported – has been reported – is being reported) that food prices increased by ten percent last year.

50- It (is fearing – has feared – will fear – is feared) that there are no survivors of the crash.

51- She is thought to (be suffered – being suffered – have suffered – suffers) from amnesia.

52- Some of her stories (base – is based – are based – are basing) on her travels to some countries.

53- Her best books (were publishing - have published – have been published – will publish) in over a hundred countries.

54- Since then, the play (performs – is performing – has been performed – will be performed) without a break.

55- They (were arrested - were arresting – are being arrested – have been arrested) by the police last night.

56- The crime (has solved – to solve – has been solved – were solved).

57- It (has known – has been knowing – is known – will be knowing) that smoking causes serious diseases.

58- It has been (reported – to report - reporting – reports) that foreign tourism increased by 20% last year.

59- Many of Agatha Christie's stories (have made – has made – has been made – have been made) into films and TV programmes.

60- A 78-year old man (has been won – is won – won – was won) this year's prize for crime fiction.

61- A terrible thing (was happened – happening – happened – to happen) yesterday.

62- A famous tennis player is believed (to be hurting – to have been hurt – was being hurt – was hurting) after a city centre road accident.

63- It is believed that young children (can be teaching – can teach – can be taught – are teaching) languages at school.

64- It (is knowing - is known – has known – is being known) that many people use water from the Nile to water plants.

65- More than 50,000 people are believed (to have been killed – to be killed – to be killing – to have been killing) by the earthquake last month.

66- The results of the research indicate that, presently, several East Asian countries (had been developed - are developing – is developing – were developed) rapidly.

67- Understandably, her friends (surprised – have surprised - were surprised were being surprised) when Julia married someone else after being engaged to John for two years.

68- The email (will be sent – was sent – had been sent – were sent) when Nora returns home.

69- Because James wasn't accustomed to physical work, he (exhausted – had exhausted - was exhausted – will be exhausted) after he had spent a week on the farm.

70- “Fragile, handle with care” was written on the package, but still the contents of the parcel (were broken – have been broken – break - breaks) when it arrived.

71- An apple tree (wasn't borne – didn't bear - does not bear – haven't borne) fruit until it is five to eight years old.

72- Your chances of success in an examination (are enhanced – enhance – will enhance – would enhance) if you revise the course work thoroughly.

73- When he handed an essay on time for once, his professor (wag given – gave – is given – has been given) him a look of surprise.

74- You had better allow plenty of time in case the bus (is delayed – delays – delayed – were delayed); otherwise, you’ll risk missing your ferry.

75- It’s true that happiness can't be bought with money, but some money (is made – has been made – makes – will be made) life easier.

76- Cells (described - were described – are being described – have been described) for the first time by the English scientist Robert Hooke, who, in 1665, published a book about his findings.

77- Judging from the speed of mechanization, it can be predicted that very few things in the world (has been made – were made – will make - will be made) by hand in the twenty-first century.

78- Considering the major resources we (had been provided – have provided – are provided – was provided) with for the project, we did a wonderful job.

79- Solutions to the problem of unemployment are being sought, but none of the measures that (has been tried - have been tried – had been tried – were trying) so far has been very successful.

80- Africa’s population growth rate is much higher than the world average and it (has estimated – were estimated - is estimated – is estimating) that, by the year 2050, Africa will account for for twenty-one percent of the world’s population.

81- I managed to translate most of the letter for you, but I (get – got – was got – has been getting) stuck on one or two sentences.

82- The world’s first dental school, Baltimore Collage of Dental Surgery, (was found – was founded – was finding – had founded) by two Americans, Horace Hayden and Chapin Harris, in 1839.

83- The works of Shakespeare (are translating – have translated - have been translated – will translate) into every major language in the world.

84- He (has known – is known – was known – has been knowing) about this meeting for weeks, so I don’t know why he hasn't prepared anything for it yet.

85- There were such a lot of different things to do at the resort where we (spent – to spend – have been spending – were spent) our holiday that none of us was bored.

86- There is no way you (are covered – were covered - can cover - covering) your entire project in an hour, so you had better choose the most important points and talk about those.

87- If a person (is taken – takes – was taking – was taken) in more food than required to meet the body’s needs, the excess calories are converted to fat.

88- Because I (bring – were brought -was brought – have brought) up in a house next to a main railway line, I rarely get disturbed by noises during the night.

89- Luckily, he realised that he had forgotten his passport in time to return to the hotel and collect it; otherwise, we (couldn't have been accepted – couldn't have accepted – won't accept – wouldn't accept) for the flight.

90- Everybody was very concerned when one of the representatives (was collapsed – collapsed – was collapsing – is collapsed) half way through the main course.

91- It is reported that the defense minister (is to resign – is resigned – will be resigned – has been resigning).

92- It is claimed that the terrorist (is lived – was being lived - is living – will be lived) abroad

93- The company is believed (to steal – to be stolen – to have been stolen -to have stolen) over a million pounds last year.

94- The strike is expected (to have begun – begin – beginning - to begin) tomorrow

95- The woman was said (arrested - to have been arrested – to have arrested – to be arresting) for murdering her husband last night.

96- She objected (to be treated - to being treated – to have treated – to be treating) badly.

97- I'm looking forward (to being – to be – to have been – having been) accepted for the job.

98- What he had said (was not believed – doesn't believe – hadn't believed – weren't believed).

99- The politician was made (resin – resigning - to resign – to be resigned) after the scandal!

100-She is hoping (being elected - to be elected – to have elected – to elect) president.