Ex.7. Read and translate the following sentences. State the tense and voice form of the predicates.

1) The Ukrainian government has decided to resume the construction of the metro, which was stopped because of financial difficulties. A lottery is being organized and 40% of its income will be used to fund the work. 2) The newspaper published the article about a brave engine driver who saved the passengers from a bad accident at risk of his own life. 3) The new supersonic aircraft that looks like a rocket will cover the distance between Tokyo and Moscow in less than 2 hours. 4) Steel sleepers are particularly valued in desert and tropical regions because great variations in day and night temperatures do not affect them. 5) Japanese Railways has banned the passengers to use their cellular telephones on its commuter trains. The railway company has recently received a lot of complaints because passengers speaking on their mobile telephones are shouting too loud and disturbing others. 6) It was snowing heavily and I couldn’t make out the number of the tram. When I had covered several tram stops, I realized that I got on the wrong tram. 7) Mr. Davis was very nervous when the airplane was taking off because he had never flown before. 8) I was standing at the tram-stop when it began raining. 9) The water was heated to the boiling point.

Ex.8. TEST. Choose the correct variant of the predicate.

1) The Channel Tunnel ___ since 1994.

a) was being used b) has been used c) was used

2) This railway tunnel ___ Great Britain with the Continent.

a) is connected b) is connecting c) connects

2) Fuelling stations ___ along the highway at frequent intervals.

a) situate b) are situated c) are being situated

3) I leased another car, while mine ___.

a) was being repaired b) is being repaired c) had been repaired

4) The electrical equipment ___ by a Japanese firm.

a) will supply b) will be supplied c) will have been supplied

5) During peak hours the Metro trains usually ___ with small intervals.

a) are running b) are run c) run

6) The first automatic drivers ___ on the underground lines.

a) have been tested b) was tested c) are being tested

7) The car ___ too fast for me to see the number plate.

a) was being moved b) will move c) was moving

8) The mechanic ___ the wheel by the time we came.

a) replaced b) has replaced c) had replaced

9) The surveying party ___ the route of the future railway all month long.

a) examined b) has been examined c) was examining

10) He quickly forgot everything he ___ at school.

a) learnt b) had learnt c) was learning

11) John ___ for his exam still; he must be tired.

a) prepares b) has prepared c) is preparing

12) When I ___ this watch, everybody warned me against it.

a) was buying b) is buying c) buy

13) She said that the new time-table ___ on the notice-board yet.

a) was not hung up b) will not be hung up c) had not been hung up

14) The secretary ___ by the director to answer the letter without delay.

a) was asked b) was asking c) has asked

15) The computers ___, it is inevitable that the work will be delayed.

a) don’t work b) are not working c) were not working

* The results of the test: If your score is 13-15 correct answers, you are doing just great; 10-12 stand for good knowledge; 7-9 mean you have some problems; if the number of your correct answers is less than 7, go and learn the rules.

 

Ex.9. Match the beginning of the sentence on the left with its ending on the right. Pay attention to the Passive Voice.

1) The experiment… a) been held recently?

2) The mail… b) was constructed three hundred years ago.

3) These machines… c) were being looked for everywhere.

4) When can the new equipment… d) will be described in several journals.

5) Its a pity the concert… e) are often used in professional language.

6) Have any interesting exhibitions… f) is being designed by two well-known architects.

7) Are the orders… g) were built with very simple tools many years ago.

8) If we use the old methods, a lot of time… h) was not recorded.

9) Something important… i) are being tested again.

10) No decisions… j) have been taken yet.

11) This monument… k) was being discussed, so I sat down to listen.

12) Special terms… l) may be wasted and very little be achieved.

13) All these little wooden houses… m) always fulfilled in time?

14) The future terminal… n) is usually brought at 9 a.m.

15) The lost keys… o) be installed?

 

Ex.10. Read and translate the following sentences using the predicates in the required tense and voice forms.

1) In Great Britain a first-class ticket [ to cost – Present Indefinite Active] 50% more than a second-class ticket. 2) They [ to give – Past Indefinite Active] him no explanation why the experiment [ to stop – Past Perfect Passive]. 3) I [ to prefer – Present Indefinite Active] to buy tickets in advance. 4) During the last 5 years traffic on Britain’s roads [ to increase – Present Perfect Active] by 27 per cent. 5) The equipment [ to deliver – Future Indefinite Passive] in containers from door-to-door. 6) Train fares [ to increase – Present Perfect Passive] several times during the past year. 7) The construction of both the bridge and the dam [ to complete – Future Perfect Passive] by the beginning of the navigation season. 8) The problem of the old terminal reconstruction [ to discuss – Present Continuous Passive] now. 9) The permanent way [ to consist – Present Indefinite Active] of rails, sleepers and ballast. 10) The distance between rails [ to call – Present Indefinite Passive] the gauge. 11) Be careful! The train [ to approach – Present Continuous Active] the station! 12) He appeared on the platform just as the train [ to pull out – Past Continuous Active]. 13) A.S. Yartsev [ to suggest – Past Indefinite Active] using cast iron rails instead of wooden ones in 1788.

 

Ex.11. Read and translate the word combinations given below into Russian paying attention to Participles I in different functions.

A.

▫ the student attending all the lectures ▫ the bridge linking two islands

▫ the passengers waiting for the train arrival ▫ the roads leading to the centre of the city

▫ the loco developing a speed of 180 km/h ▫ the plant producing machinery

▫ the growing population of the country ▫ the applicants entering the Academy

▫ the engineers carrying out the test ▫ the approaching train

▫ the plane flying very low ▫ the shop selling computers

B.

▫ beginning the experiment ▫ preparing for the exam in English

▫ using new methods of production ▫ not wishing to discuss this problem

▫ moving at a high speed ▫ building the railroad across the desert

▫ entering the compartment ▫ leaving the room

▫ looking out of the window ▫ checking the examination papers

▫ writing the telegram ▫ buying a return ticket

C.

▫ having passed all the exams ▫ having discussed the plan in details

▫ having bought the tickets in advance ▫ having phoned the travel agency

▫ having taken the books from the library ▫ having got a snack

▫ having obtained the necessary data ▫ having put our things on the rack

▫ having booked the ticket by phone ▫ having returned home

▫ having arrived in London ▫ having received an urgent message

 

Ex.12. Translate the word combinations given below into English paying attention to Participles I in different functions.

А.

▪ прибор, стоящий на столе ▪ пассажиры, спешащие занять свои места

▪ развивающиеся страны ▪ работающий двигатель

▪ студент, изучающий английский язык ▪ инженер, знающий два иностранных языка

▪ перевести следующий текст ▪ поезд, прибывающий через 5 минут

▪ возрастающий объём пассажирских ▪ учёные, принимающие участие в

перевозок конференции

▪ механик, устанавливающий новое ▪ профессор, читающий лекцию

оборудование

В.

▪ изучая иностранный язык ▪ путешествуя по всему миру

▪ сдавая вступительные экзамены ▪ не вдаваясь в подробности [to go into details]

▪ строя мосты и тоннели ▪ испытывая новый двигатель

▪ делая домашнюю работу ▪ проводя эксперимент

▪ не зная, что сказать ▪ переходя улицу

▪ давая совет другим ▪ пытаясь отремонтировать прибор [to try]

C.

▪ окончив институт ▪ опоздав на поезд

▪ получив новую информацию ▪ заказав обед в купе

▪ оставив багаж в камере хранения ▪ уменьшив расходы

▪ внедрив новые методы строительства ▪ проработав 20 лет на железной дороге

▪ проверив билеты у всех пассажиров ▪ приехав на вокзал за два часа до отправления

поезда