The house wasn't lived in. The bed wasn't slept in.

Упражнение 284

Передайте следующие предложения в Passive Voice, обращая внимание на место предлога.

• E.g. We often speak about her. — She isoften spoken about

1. The senior students laughed at the freshman. 2. The group spoke to the headmistress yesterday.

3. The young mothers looked after their babies with great care. 4. Nobody lived in that old house. 5. They sent for Jim and told him to prepare a report on that subject. 6. We thought about our friend all the time. 7. The doctor will operate on him in a week. 8. The teacher sent for the pupil's parents. 9. They looked for the newspaper everywhere. 10.Nobody slept in the bed. 11.The neighbor asked for the telegram. 12. Everybody listened to the lecturer with great attention.

Упражнение 285

Переведите на английский язык, употребляя гла­голы, в Present, Past или Future Simple Passive.

1. Ее часто посылают на почту. 2. В прошлом году ее послали в Кембридж. 3. Его пошлют в Гар­вард. 4. За ней всегда посылают. 5. За ней посла­ли вчера. 6. За мной пошлют завтра. 7. Их всегда приглашают на день рождения Ани. 8. Летом Ко­лю отвезут на дачу. 9. Об этом фильме много гово­рили. 10. В музее нам показали много прекрасных картин. 11. Эту книгу очень часто спрашивают.

Упражнение 286

Передайте следующие предложения в Passive Voice.

- • E.g. Mother watersthe flowers in the evening. — The flowers are watered in the evening (by Mother).

1. Irene's husband brought her some beautiful shells from the south. 2. The explorers gave the newspaper reporters a long interview. 3. Mr. Wil­son will teach you English. 4. The doctor ordered me a month's rest from studying. 5. Tom gave Nick a book for his birthday. 6. Our mother tells us sto­ries every evening. 7. Lydia will show you a new book of pictures. 8. A boy showed her the way. 9. They will send us a box of fruit. 10. Five or six small chil­dren followed them. 11. In summer the boys often drive the horses to the fields. 12. Ivan Susanin led the Poles into the thickest part of the forest. 13. The waves carried the boat away. 14. We shall do the translation in the evening. 15. They water the flow­ers regularly. 16. You promised me these books long ago. 17. Bessie's father gave her a complete set of Walter Scott's works. 18. A marble pavillion pro­tects the house. 19. The boys will paint the roof of the house. 20. Tom Sawyer whitewashed the fence. 21. Her daughters gave her three beautiful dishes as a birthday present.

Упражнение 287

Поставьте выделенные глаголы в Passive Voice, внеся необходимые изменения в предложения.

1. She took a long time to write the composition, but at last she wrote it. 2. Don't put the cup there: somebody will break it. 3. Why weren't you at the birthday party? — They didn't invite me. 4. We met many difficulties, but all the same we finished the work in time. 5. We shall leave you behind if you are not quick. 6. I spent all my money on books last month. 7. I don't think we shall do all this work to­day: there is too much of it. 8. It's a very funny thing that when I start doing this, somebody always stops me. 9. Don't leave these sweets on the table: somebody will eat them. 10. The elephant broke the branch of the tree. 11. The bees attacked the bear when it tried to take their honey.

Запомните:

Это нужно сделать — It must be doneЭто можно сделать — It can be done

Упражнение 288

Передайте следующие предложения в Passive Voice.

1. You must take the box to the station. 2. You can cross the river on a raft. 3. The workers can fin­ish the building of the house very soon. 4. You must return the books the day after tomorrow. 5. You must do three of these exercises tomorrow. 6. You can find the book you need in any library. 7. We must send these letters at once. 8.1 can easily forgive this mistake. 9. You can find such berries everywhere. 10. You must do this work very carefully. 11.The doctor says they must take her to hospital. 12.You can do the work in three days. 13.The students must return all the library books before each summer va­cation. 14. Monkeys can climb even the tallest trees.

Упражнение 289

Переведите на английский язык, употребляя Passive Indefinite после модальных глаголов.

1. Руки надо мыть перед каждой едой. 2. Ком­наты нужно регулярно проветривать. 3. Кошку на­до кормить рыбой. 4. Собаку можно кормить мя­сом и овощами. 5. Ребенку надо давать фрукты. 6. Книги надо положить в шкаф. 7. Эту картину можно повесить над камином. 8. Как можно пере­вести это слово? 9. Куда можно поставить чемода­ны? 10. Можно кошку оставить во дворе? 11.На что нужно обратить внимание? 12. Нужно запи­сать твой номер телефона. 13.Нужно измерить Ва­ше кровяное давление. 14. Его надо пригласить на мой день рождения. 15.Ей можно предложить новую работу.

Упражнение 291

Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Active или Passive Voice.

1. Nobody (to see) him yesterday. 2. The telegram (to receive) tomorrow. 3. He (to give) me this book next week. 4. The answer to this question can (to find) in the encyclopedia. 5. We (to show) the his­torical monuments of the capital to the delegation. 6. You can (to find) interesting information about the life in the USA in this book. 7. Budapest (to di­vide) by the Danube into two parts: Buda and Pest. 8. Yuri Dolgoruki (to found) Moscow in 1147. 9. Moscow University (to found) by Lomonosov. Ю. We (to call) Zhukovski the father of Russian avi­ation.

Упражнение 292

Передайте следующие предложения в Passive Voice.

1. Не stole a lot of money from the shop. 2. By six o'clock they had finished the work. 3. At twelve o'clock the workers were loading the trucks. 4. By three o'clock the workers had loaded the trucks. 5. We send our daughter to rest in the south every year. 6. They will show this film on TV. 7. They are building a new concert hall in our street. 8.1 bought potatoes yesterday. 9. We shall bring the books to­morrow. 10. They are repairing the clock now. 11. They sell milk in this shop. 12. I have translat­ed the whole text. 13. They broke the window last week. 14. When I came home, they had eaten the sweets. 15. We shall do the work in the evening. 16, He wrote this book in the 19th century. 17. They were playing tennis from four till five. 18. They have made a number of important experiments in this lab­oratory. 19. Livingstone explored Central Africa in the 19th century. 20. By the middle of autumn we had planted all the trees. 21. They will stage this play at the beginning of next season. 22. They have forgotten the story. 23. Has anybody explained the rules of the game to you? 24. They haven't brought back my skates.

Упражнение 293

Передайте следующие предложения в Passive Voice.

1. Не will introduce me to his friends. 2. They are building a bridge over the river. 3. I haven't yet translated the article. 4. We were looking at the man with great surprise. 5. You will speak about the film at the lesson. 6. The headmistress sent for the pupil's parents. 7. Has the secretary typed the letters? — No, she is typing them now. 8. We asked him about his holidays. 9. They have already dis­cussed the novel. 10. He did not give me his address. 11. She showed him the way to the metro station.

Упражнение 294

Передайте следующие предложения в Passive Voice.

1. The doctor prescribed her new medicine. 2. They often speak about him. 3. Everybody laughed at this funny animal. 4. We have been looking for you the whole morning. 5. We shall insist on strict discipline. 6. They teach three foreign languages at this school. 7. We received this letter after his de­parture. 8. Have dogs ever attacked you? 9. Bees gather honey from flowers. 10. The storm drove the ship against a rock. 11. Who discovered the circula­tion of blood? 12. They are selling delicious fruit ice cream there now. 13. The old man showed us the way out of the wood. 14. They offered her some interest­ing work.

Упражнение 295

Передайте следующие предложения в Passive Voice.

1. The children have scattered about a lot of things. 2. The girl has put all the books into the bookcase. 3. Snow will cover the fields in win­ter. 4. They will hand in the homework tomorrow. 5. I don't think we shall finish all the preparations today. 6. She always invites me to her dinner par­ties. 7. She showed me the dress which her daugh­ter had made. 8. They did not invite her to the par­ty. 9. I did not leave the window open. 10. They did not turn off the light. 11.1 have invited some friends to tea. 12. She has given me an English book. 13. Have you written the letter yet? 14. They have told us a lot of interesting things. 15. The students have written the paper without mistakes. 16. We dis­cussed the matter some days ago. 17. Someone wants you on the phone. 18. She found my book on the windowsill. 19. They have built excellent shelters for tourists in these mountains. 20. Have you given the exercises to all the students? 21. The boy was angry because his mother did not allow him to go to the stadium. 22. Why have you put my books on this table?

Упражнение 296

Передайте следующие предложения в Passive Voice.

1. One of my friends took me to the cinema last week. 2. We shall finish this work in time. 3. They built this house in 1960. 4. They were selling new children's books in that shop when I entered it yes­terday. 5. A large group of young people joined us on our way to the station. 6. A young teacher start­ed a school in this village. 7. They are translating this article now. 8. Galsworthy wrote "The Forsyte Saga."9. Thousands of people attended this meet­ing. 10. He has just interrupted me. 11. The teach­er has explained it to us. 12. We turn on the light when it is dark. 13. The students finished their translation in time. 14. Helen washed the dishes. 15. Betty often took her younger brother for a walk. 16. Mother has made some coffee. 17. Have you ironed your dress yet? 18. Nina mispronounced this Word. 19. They have told her the truth. 20. She promised us an interesting entertainment. 21. One Uses chalk for writing on the blackboard. 22. I shall finish my work about seven o'clock. 23. Somebody has opened the door. 24. The waitress brought in the coffee.

Упражнение 297

Передайте следующие предложения в Passive Voice.

1. They looked for the girl everywhere. 2. They did not listen to the boy. 3. She looks after the pa­tients well. 4. They asked for our address. 5. My father looked through these papers this morning. 6. He will give my brother English lessons. 7. A fri­end of his has shown me an interesting magazine. 8. His friend told him everything. 9. The students greeted the famous lecturer warmly. 10. They have recently built a huge plant in the town of N. 11. We must finish the work by tomorrow. 12. When I fell ill, my mother sent for the doctor. 13. They showed Helen the nearest way to the theatre. 14. He gave his patient some good advice. 15. Mary has told me the news. 16. The people looked at the little boy with interest. 17. They examined the paper attentively.