Passive voice

Спряжение глагола to take ( брать, отводить) во временах группы Simple в Passive Voice:

время	Present Simple Passive		Past Simple Passive		Future Simple Passive
число	ед. число	мн. число	ед. число	мн. число	ед. число	мн. число
лицо	утвердительная форма
1	I am taken	we are taken	I was taken	we were taken	I will be taken	we will be taken
2	you are taken	you are taken	you were taken	you were taken	you will be taken	you will be taken
3	he/she/it is taken	they are taken	he/she/it was taken	they were taken	he/she/it will be taken	they will be taken
вопросительная форма
1	am I taken	are we taken	was I taken	were we taken	will I be taken	will we be taken
2	are you taken	are you taken	were you taken	were you taken	will you be taken	will you be taken
3	is he/she/it taken	are they taken	was he/she/it taken	were they taken	will he/she/it be taken	will they be taken
отрицательная форма
1	I am not taken	we are not taken	I was not taken	we were not taken	I will not be taken	we will not be taken
2	you are not taken	you are not taken	you were not taken	you were not taken	you will not be taken	you will not be taken
3	he/she/it is not taken	they are not taken	he/she/it was not taken	they were not taken	he/she/it will not be taken	they will not be taken

(to be + III форма глагола)

Ex 1. Fill in the gaps with suitable verbs. Use the Passive Voice.

hold wash give call produce use situate separate divide build

1. Birmingham …. the "City of 1,500 trades" because of the great variety of its industries.

2. The USA …. from Canada in the north by the 49th parallel and the Great Lakes.

3. Welsh language …. in certain parts of the country.

4. Russia …. by twelve seas and three oceans.

5. Canada …. in North America.

6. Traditionally London …. into several parts: the City, the West End, the East End and Westminster.

7. In the United States, elections for President …. every four years.

8. The house .... in 1900.

9. The film .... by Spielberg.

10. The students …. 15 minutes for the test.

Ex 2. Rewrite the sentences in Passive Voice.

1. He opens the door. 2.We set the table. 3. She pays a lot of money. 4. I draw a picture. 5. They wear blue shoes. 6. They don't help you. 7. He doesn't open the book. 8. You do not write the letter. 9. Does your mum pick you up? 10. Does the police officer catch the thief?

Ex 3. Open the brackets using the verbs in Present, Past или Future Simple Passive.

1. This bone (to give) to my dog tomorrow. 2. We (to invite) to a concert last Saturday. 3. My question (to an­swer) yesterday. 4. Hockey (to play) in winter. 5. Mushrooms (to gather) in autumn. 6. Many houses (to burn) during the Great Fire of London. 7. His new book (to finish) next year. 8. Flowers (to sell) in shops and in the streets. 9. St. Peters­burg (to found) in 1703. 10. Their computer (to repair) today.

Ex 4. Put in the correct form of the verb in Passive into the gaps. 

1. The words ........ by the teacher today. (to explain - Present Simple)  2. We......... a letter the day before yesterday. (to send - Past Simple)  3. This car......... . It's too old. (not/to steal –Future Simple)  4. This street ......... because of snow. (already/to close - Present Perfect)  5. A new restaurant............ next week. (to open - Future Simple)  6. He ............. to the party yesterday. (to invite - Past Simple)  7. The blue box ............. (can/not/to see - Present Simple) 

8. I ............ the book by my friend last Sunday. (to give - Past Simple)  9. The dishes ......... by my little brother. (not/to wash - Present Perfect)  10. I ............. by Robert. (not/to ask - Future Simple) 

Ex. 5. Translate these sentences from Russian into English.

1. Телеграмма будет отправлена сейчас же. 2. Ковер повесят на стену. 3. Книги положат на полку. 4. Когда пошлют письмо? 5. Когда проверят контрольную работу? 6. Как будут делать эту работу? 7. Его нигде не видели на про­шлой неделе. 8. Хлеб был куплен моим братом. 9. Как правило, музей посещается многими студентами. 10. Завтра его встретят на вокзале. 11. Обычно журналы покупают в этом киоске. 12. Эти занятия посещаются многими студентами. 13. Какие тексты переводятся студентами? 14. Много лет назад эта крепость была восстановлена. 15. Были твои новые друзья представлены родителям?