Put the verbs in the correct form.

1. I've collected all the documents that ____________(to need) for the house sale. Can you take them to the lawyer's office to____________ (to sign)?

2. Look this is a secret. Come into the garden where we ____________ (not/to overhear).

3. If you hadn't been so late for work, you __________________(not/to sack).

4. I was so worried about my garden while I was in hospital, but I have very good neighbours. When I got home I could see that the vegetables ________ (to water) every day and the grass ___________ (to cut) regularly.

5. Can you come to the police station? The man who____________ (to suspect) of stealing your wallet ___________ (to arrest), and ___________(to question) at the moment. The police hope he ____________ (to identify), either by you or another witness.

6. We had hoped to see several famous paintings, but the
gallery____________ (to reorganize) at the time of our visit and most of the really valuable works_____________ (to move) for safe keeping.

“Get” in the passive constructions

Sometimes “get” is used instead of “be” in the passive:

There was a fight at the party but nobody got hurt.

I don't often get invited to parties.

“Get” is used to say that something happens to somebody or something, especially if this is unplanned or unexpected:

Our dog got run over by a car. “Get” is used only when things happen or change. For example, “get” cannot be used in the sentence.

Jill is liked by everybody. (This is not a 'happening')

“Get” is used mainly in informal spoken English. “Be” can be used in all situations. A more gradually achieved result can be sometimes expressed by “become”.

With the passage of time the furniture became covered in dust.

1.12 Complete the sentences. If possible, use a tense of the verb“to get”.Otherwise use the verb"be".

1. I never found that book we were looking for. It___________ lost when we moved house.

2. After the way he behaved last time he went to their house it's unlikely he__________ asked again.

3. Naturally this vase is expensive. After all, it ____________believed to be over three hundred years old.

4.I phoned to explain what had happened but I_________ cut off before I could finish.

5.                                      There isn't any cheese left; I'm afraid it___________ eaten by the children.

6. He was a well-known expert on animal diseases and his opinion _________ greatly respected.

7.The competition is stiff and she'll be thrilled if her design ________ chosen.

8. The book________ torn when the children started fighting over who should read it first.

9.                                             Please don't touch anything on my desk. You_________ employed to answer the telephone, not to tidy the office.

10. She was quite friendly at first, then she _____________promoted and now she doesn't care about us any more.

Transform into passive.

1. He will be reading a French magazine from 5 till 6 tomorrow.

2. She will be cooking a national Turkish dish at this time tomorrow.

3. This student has been using the computer for 15 minutes.

4. The children have been singing this song since Monday.

5. We will have been using his service for half a year by the end of this month.

6. She has been cooking vegetables for two hours .

7. He had been occupying that position for 10 years before the boss promoted him.

8. They will have been solving that problem for a week by next Wednesday.

9. He had been translating texts for a tear and a half before he found a full-time job.

10. We will be writing an essay at 11 o’clock tomorrow.

11. The applicants have been filling in the form for half an hour.

Types of Passive Constructions

I. The most widely spread type of the passive is the construction the subject of which coincides with the direct object of the corresponding active construction.

Bill was hit by John. John hit Bill.

When changing an active construction into the passive use the same tense of the verb and the same articles with the

nouns.

I haven't seen the boy lately. The boy hasn't been seen lately.

Transform into the Passive Voice

1.Ann missed five lectures last term.

2. They have already shaken out the carpets.

3. Who dusted the furniture?

4. They sell books about adventures.

5. They did not show the film yesterday.

6. The little girl is crying, her mother is scolding her for her torn dress.

7. He had received the letter by the end of the month.

8. The writer will have published the book by next year.

9. Mum and Dad are cooking dinner and my sister and I are washing the floors.

10. Sue has already sliced the apples for the filling and now she is making the dough.

Translate into English.

1.  Ниже на этой улице строится новый ресторан.

2.  В твоей комнате ничего не трогали с тех пор, как тебя отправили в командировку.

3.  Вас когда-нибудь учили, как надо вести себя?

4.  После того как со стола убрали, она прилегла отдохнуть.

5.  Экзамены сданы, и мы можем наслаждаться жизнью.

6.  Когда овощи будут нарезаны?

7.  Посмотри! На скатерть пролили чай.

8.  К нам присоединился Джон и мы отправились на реку.

9.  В его исследовательской работе ему помогала жена.

10. Вечеринка была организована в прошлое воскресенье.

II. If a sentence has a verb followed by both direct object and indirect object it may be changed into the passive voice in two ways. Active constructions with the verbs "give, offer, show, tell, send, lend, teach, pay, promise, envy, read, write, etc." form two types of passive constructions.

My father gave me this watch. (active)

1)I was given this watch by my father (indirect passive) (The indirect object becomes subject)

2)This watch was given to me by my father (direct passive) (The direct object becomes subject)

The first passive construction of the two is more widely used. It has no equivalents in Russian. This construction is often used with phraseological units containing the above mentioned verbs. (Ex. to give - give a chance, give an opportunity, give a leave, give orders, give command, give a task, give shelter, give credit, give prominence, give notice, give an explanation, give a choice, give a post, give a rank, give a title).

He was given a three days' leave.

The second passive construction of the type is used when it is necessary to mention specially a person the action is directed to.

A job was offered to John.

Ask all types of questions and give the corresponding active constructions of the sentences.

1.The letter was sent by her three months ago.

2. All the debts will be paid by him in time.

3.Help has been promised to me by my friends.

4.Unfortunately the book had not been given to me by her before I began to get ready for the exam.

5.Surely the news will be told to you by them soon.

6.A plate of soup was offered to me by Mum at dinner.

7.A pretty sum of money is paid to him by her every month.

8. We were taught English Grammar by an elderly woman who was not interested in her subject.

9. He will be sent abroad by his boss next year.

10. Her money is envied by her relatives.

Transform the sentences into the passive voice. Give two variants, transforming both the direct and indirect object into the subject.

1. She offered me a wide choice of dresses to choose from.

2. Mum always gives me a lot of instructions when I get down to cooking.

3. Liz offered me her help but I refused it.

4. Strange as it may seem but she told me a lie.

5. I gave my dress the final brush.

6. My friend had given me no advice how to act under such circumstances.

7. I'm sure Granny will promise me a sweater for my birthday.

8. My pal gave me a thrilling book last week.

9. The Dean gave me a reprimand for missing classes.

10. The shop-assistant has not shown me the blouse.