Question

Exercise 1. Open the brackets, using the verb in the correct Passive form.

1.The letters (to sort) into the different towns every day.
2.My question (to answer) yesterday.
3.Nick (to send) to Moscow next week.
4.A difficult problem (to solve) now.
5.The document (to sign) by the president of the board.


Exercise 2. Make sentences from Active Voice into Passive Voice.

1.By six o’clock they had finished the work.
2.They sell milk in this shop.
3.They broke the window last week.
4.They will show this film on TV.
5.They are repairing the clock now.


Exercise 3. Translate from English into Russian. Underline Passive Constructions: Present Perfect Passive, Past Perfect Passive.

1.We didn’t know that the new program had already been broadcast.
2.After the speaker had been interrupted he stopped to collect his thoughts.
3.This serial has been talked about a lot lately.
4.Maria is happy. She has been accepted by an English University.
5.I actually felt quite depressed after the threatening news has been announced.

Answer 1

Exercise 1:

The letters are sorted into the different towns every day.
My question was answered yesterday.
Nick will be sent to Moscow next week.
A difficult problem is being solved now.
The document will be signed by the president of the board.

Exercise 2:

By six o'clock, the work had been finished.
Milk is sold in this shop.
The window was broken last week.
This film will be shown on TV.
The clock is being repaired now.
Exercise 3:

We didn't know that the new program had already been broadcast.
After the speaker had been interrupted, he stopped to collect his thoughts.
This serial has been talked about a lot lately.
Maria is happy. She has been accepted by an English University.
I actually felt quite depressed after the threatening news had been announced. (Past Perfect Passive)