Grammar Review. I. Прочитайте и переведите предложения в страдательном залоге:

I. Прочитайте и переведите предложения в страдательном залоге:

1. I am often asked to help him.

2. A new discovery will be made soon.

3. Tennis is played all year round.

4. He was regularly sent parcels with fruit from his parents’ garden.

5. Three ships were offered to Columbus by the Spanish government.

6. A taxi was sent for.

7. Does he realize that he is being laugh at?

8. Morning mail was being looked through.

9. Our house has been repaired lately.

10. When the fire brigade came, the building had been destroyed by fire.

II. Выберите правильную форму страдательного залога:

1. Этот дом был построен в прошлом году.

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

2. Сейчас здесь строится новый супермаркет.

a) is being built b) is building c) is built

3. На этой неделе был объяснен новый материал.

a) had been explained b) was explained c) has been explained

4. Новое здание института уже построили, когда я поступил учиться.

a) was built b) has been built c) had been built

5. Студентов экзаменуют два раза в год.

a) are being examined b) is examined c) are examined

6. «Вы были невнимательны, когда объяснялось это правило», - сказал преподаватель.

a) was explained b) had been explained c) was being explained

7. Такие столы делают из дорогого дерева.

a) are being made b) have been made c) are made

8. Этот фильм никогда на показывали по телевизору.

a) has never been shown b) was never shown c) had never been shown

9. Мою квартиру отремонтируют к субботе.

a) will be repaired b) will have been repaired c) is being repaired

10. Вам сообщат об этом завтра.

a) will be informed b) will have been informed c) are informed

III. Раскройте скобки, поставив глагол в нужную форму страдательного залога:

1. Those books (to return) to the library yesterday.

2. The paintings (to exhibit) till the end of the month.

3. Why your home task (not\do)?

4. This room (to use) only on special vocations.

5. We (to tell) about it already.

6. Dictionaries may not be (to use) at the examination.

7. Usually the experiments (to carry out) every day, but they (not\carry out) yesterday.

8. Thousands of new houses (to build) every year.

9. How much of the earth’s surface (to cover) by water?

10. The room (to clean) at the moment.

IV. Измените предложения, употребив страдательный залог:

Model: The teacher explained the rule to the students. – The rule was explained to the students. The students were explained the rule.

1. A passer-by showed me the way to the metro station.

2. Don’t worry! This babysitter will look after the kids very well.

3. Everybody listened to the lecture attentively.

4. My boss offered me a day-off.

5. The manager gave the secretary a lot of instructions.

6. The father promised the boy a new bike.

7. The teacher pointed out the mistake to me.

8. Now I‘ll dictate some new words to you.

9. The manager explained the office rules to the staff.

10. My Granny read wonderful tales to me in my childhood.