Passive Voice 2

 

1. Translate into Russian.

1. The goods haven’t been delivered yet.	The goods hadn’t been delivered by 2 o’clock yesterday.
2. The equipment has been tested.	The equipment had been tested by 3 o’clock yesterday.
3. The contract has been signed.	I thought the contract had been signed a week before.

 

 

2. Put the following verbs into the Passive Voice.

	Present Perfect Passive	Past Perfect Passive
to sign	have been signed	had been signed by 2 o’clock
to deliver
to test
to repeat
to provide
to establish
to make
to send
to give
to show
to spend
to sell
to buy

 

 

3. Use the verbs in the Passive.

Present Perfect Passive

1. Some new hotels __have___ __been_____ __built______ (to built) in Moscow recently.

2. New bands ______  _________ ____________ (to open) lately.

3. Interesting exhibitions ______  _________ ____________ (to hold) lately.

4. Classical plays ______  _________ ____________ (to put) on.

5. Street markets ______  _________ ____________ (to close).

6. Private clinics ______  _________ ____________ (to open).

7. Some questions ______  _________ ____________ (to leave) open.

8. Orders ______  _________ ____________ (to repeat).

 

Past Perfect Passive

1. Before he went on a business trip to London some problems ___had___  ___been______ ___settled_________ (to settle).

2. A ticket for a plane ______  _________ ____________ (to book) by 2 o’clock yesterday.

3. Accommodation at a hotel ______  _________ ____________ (to reserve) before his arrival.

4. When he came, the contract ______  already _________ ____________ (to sign).

5. Some messages ______  _________ ____________ (to exchange) by 3 o’clock.

6. Before he left the office, some telephone calls ______  _________ ____________ (to make).

7. Some faxes ______  _________ ____________ (to send) by 3 o’clock.

8. A lot of instructions ______  _________ ____________ (to give) before the tests.

 

4. Make the following sentences negative.

1. The film has been shown. – The film hasn’t been shown.

2. Some goods have been demonstrated in operation.

3. Catalogues have been given to visitor.

4. Lotteries have been held.

5. Presentations have been organized.

 

6. A lot of goods had been sold by that time.

7. A commercial centre had been established by November.

8. Business matters had been discussed before the talks.

 

 

5. Make the following sentences interrogative.

The letter of credit has been accepted. – Has the letter of credit been accepted?

 

1. The terms of future contracts have been negotiated.

2. The visitors have been impressed by the size of the exhibition.

3. The book has been offered to me.

4. Urgent messages have been answered.

5. A new job has been found.

6. New catalogues have been looked through.

 

7. The purchase of the machines had been negotiated by that time.

8. She had been instructed by that time.

9. We had been invited by that time.

 

 

6. Make questions to the following sentences.

1. New prices have been recommended. Why have new prices been recommended?

2. New suits have been chosen. Why…

3. I have been asked about by trip to London. Why…

4. Much progress has been achieved. Why…

5. The exhibition has been crowded with visitors since early morning. Why…

 

 

7. Translate into English.

1. Заказ повторили.

2. Выставку организовали.

3. Хорошие отношения установили.

4. Цену обговорили.

5. Продажу и покупку товаров обсудили.

 

6. К тому времени ярмарка уже была закрыта.

7. Дату уже изменили к тому времени.

8. К тому времени модель уже была представлена на мировой рынок.

9. К тому времени успех был уже достигнут в этой области.