Ex. 14. Open the brackets, using the correct form in the Passive.

SECTION III.

1. THE PASSIVE MIXED FORMS

 

1. Don’t enter the room! A student (to examine) there.

2. The event (to report) by the newspapers before they arrived home.

3. After the accident he (to take) home immediately.

4. The letter (to type) by the typist when I came in.

5. I am sure that his work (to complete) by the end of the month.

6. Some new magazines just (to bring). Would you like to look them through?

7. The exercises usually (to correct) by the teacher at home.

8. I can’t show you my written work as it not (to return) by my teacher.

9. Many new houses (to build) in our town lately.

10.We think that the ship ( to charter) next week.

11.The goods not (to examine) yet at the custom-house. When they (to examine)?

12.The question which (to discuss) now at the conference is very important.

13.This bridge (to build) in 1954.

14.The contract (to type) before the director comes to the office.

15.Important scientific work (to carry on) by that institute.

16.All the students (to examine) by five o’clock.

17.The documents not (to sign) yet by the manager. They to check now.

18.She (to frighten) by a loud noise in the street.

19.This book (publish) soon.

20.Ann (ask) when I entered the classroom.

21.I’m not wearing my black shoes today. They (mend).

22.This copy (not read). The pages (not cut).

23.Why the car (not lock) or (put) at the garage?

24.The damaged ship (tow) into harbour when the towline broke.

25.This room (use) only on special occasions.

26.Bicycles must not (leave) in the hall.

27.He was taken to hospital this afternoon, and (operate on) tomorrow morning.

28.It was a lonely road, and the girl was afraid; she thought she (follow).

29.The paintings (exhibit) till the end of the month.

30.The little girl is the only child, and she (spoil) by her parents and grandparents.

31.Normally this street (sweep) every day, but it (not sweep) yesterday.

32.It was very cold yesterday afternoon, but we couldn’t light a fire in the sitting room; the chimney (sweep).

33.This purse (leave) in a classroom yesterday, it (find) by the cleaner.

34.Thousands of new houses (build) every year.

35.When I saw the car, it (drive) at over fifty miles an hour.

36.This room (not used) for ages.

37.The children are very exited this morning. They (take) to the circus this afternoon..

38.My keys (return) to me; they (pick up) in the street.

 

Ex. 15. Open the brackets. Use the necessary tenses in the Passive Voice.

1. Look! There’s nothing here. Everything (to take) away.

2. We (to tell) to wait because the man (to question) just.

3. If anyone comes in you (to find) looking through his papers.

4. We can’t get there in time. By the time we get there the papers (to destroy).

5. Why nothing (to do) about it at the time?

6. You can’t go in. She (to interview) for the TV.

7. She promised that nothing (to do) till he came back

8. I had a most unpleasant feeling that I (to watch).

9. She looked a different girl. Her face (to watch), her hair (to comb).

10.We could still see the tracks where the car (to drag) off the road.

Ex. 16. Use the verb in brackets in the appropriate form.

1. You can’t use the refrigerator at the moment, it (to fix) by the mechanic.

2. A new metro line (to construct) now. One of its station (to build) in our street.

3. Like many medieval cities, Moscow developed round the walls of a stronghold. First a brick wall (to build) around the merchants’ quarter which (to know) as Kitaigorod, then, in the 16^th century, a new wall (to erect) round the so-called Bely Gorod.

 

4. Maize (to use) by many peoples of the world to make their bread.

5. A second talk on how to handle the new machine (to give) tomorrow at the same time by one of the inventors.

6. No objections to the plan (to offer) so far, but it (not to introduce) until it (to put) to vote.

7. Everybody was busy as a welcoming party (to operate) in honour of the distinguished visitors.

8. Some final touches (to put) to the picture; it (to complete) in a quarter of an hour.

9. Evidently the tea (to sweeten) before I put sugar into it.

 

Ex.17. Write passive sentences.

1. Chinese (speak) in Singapore.

2. The Taj Mahal (build) around 1640.

3. The new hospital (open) next year.

4. She (interview) now

5. I released I (follow).

6. (You invite) to Andy’s party.

7. He found that all his money (steal).

8. These computers (make) in Korea.

9. Passengers (ask) not to speak to the driver.

10.Sorry about the noise - the road (mend).

11.The village church (burn down) last year.

12.A Roman pavement (just find) under Oxford street.