V. The Past Progressive Passive
Exercise 1
Make the following sentences passive according to the pattern.
>Pattern: When I came, they were still asking questions.
When I came, the questions were still being asked.
When she came, her husband was doing the washing.
When I came to this town again, they were building a new school in front of the supermarket.
He entered the hall and heard that somebody was calling his name.
As we were passing their garden, he was watering the flowers.
When they entered the auction-hall, they were selling those pictures.
When Father came home, I was cooking dinner.
When the guests arrived, they were still making preparations to meet them.
At that moment the specialists were examining a new car.
When I came home, they were still putting books on the shelves.
When I returned, the workmen were still building a new road not far from my house.
After half an hour I came back. They were still showing her how to use the remote control.
The lesson was almost over, but the teacher was still explaining the new rule to them.
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VI. The Present Perfect Passive
Exercise 1
a) What has been changed in this room?
b) What has been done to the various things on the table?
Exercise 2
Make the sentences passive according to the pattern.
> Pattern: Nobody has ever spoken to him like that He has never been spoken to like that.
Someone has taken his bike.
No one has ever beaten me at chess.
No one has lived in that house for many years.
They have already paid him for that work.
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5. He has made several mistakes in his work.
6. Somebody has left the door open.
7. Somebody has already boiled water.
8. They have invited us to dinner.
9. Someone has obviously found your purse.
10. Someone has left this house unattended.
11. They have left their money at home.
12. They've opened a new bar not far from here.
13. Have you done all the washing?
14. Someone has broken my glasses.
15. No one has ever treated her like that before.
Exercise 3
What has been recently done in your street? in your district? in your city?
Use: the Present Perfect Passive of the following verbs: to build, to open, to improve, to reconstruct, to issue, to publish, to close, to replace, to enlarge, to widen etc.
Exercise 4
Use the Present Perfect or the Past Simple Tense in the Active or the Passive Voice instead of the verbs in brackets.
1. The old fireplace (to replace) in this room recently.
2. In 1964 Martin Luther King (to win) the Nobel Peace Prize.
3. The cartoon character Mickey Mouse (to create) by Walt Disney.
4. What (to change) in this room? You (to put) a new carpet?
5. Teachers (to give) a new pay rise.
6. Where you (to find) this dog? It's so dirty.
7. A valuable, painting (to steal) from the Central Art Gallery last night.
8. The thief (to take) only money. The diamonds (not to take).
9. Where you (to be) lately?
10. You (to invite) to the party?
John Kennedy (to assassinate) in Dallas in 1963.
The thieves (to enter) the house through the kitchen window.
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Someone (to be) here last night. My bracelet and some rings (to take)!
When the television (to invent)? Who (to invent) it?
They (to tell) you the news?'
'No, I (not to tell) anything.'
The missing boy still (not to find).
She (not to ask) any questions last night. The police only (to interrogate) me.
They already (to read) all these books, but the new books (not to bring) yet.
Who (to leave) the door open? Mrs. Jones (to leave) her door open last week, and her house (to break into).
They (to send for) the doctor?'
'Yes, he (to send for).'
The patient (to operate on) last week. He almost (to recover) already.
What book they (to ask for)?
No books (to ask for) recently.
No mistakes (to make) in this work.
He (to take care of) well while he (to stay) at the hospital?
'How he (to account for) his behaviour? He (to explain) anything while he (to talk) to you?'
'No, I (to give) a very evasive answer.'
Yesterday I (to give) very nice presents.
Someone (to spill) some wine on the table-cloth. And you see that some glasses (to break).