Семинарское занятие 12-14

1. For each of the following sentences, first indicate the tense of the underlined verb, and then change the verb from the Active Voice to the corresponding tense in the Passive Voice. Take note of the resulting change in the meaning of the sentence.

For example:

They drive to work at seven o'clock every morning.

Simple Present: They are driven to work at seven o'clock every morning.

1. Do they expect to leave? _________________

2. He is giving instructions. __________________ 3. They have moved to a new location. __________________

4. She will fly to London. _________________

5. He has offered a discount. __________________

6. They have stopped. __________________

7. Will you have given the order? _________________

8. We sent a favorable reply. __________________

9. We were teaching German. __________________

10. I understand. ___________________

11. He is offering free advice. _________________ 12. She will rush to the reception. __________________

2. For each of the following sentences, first indicate the tense of the underlined verb, and then change the verb from the Passive Voice to the corresponding tense in the Active Voice. Take note of the resulting change in the meaning of the sentence.

For example:

We are paid regularly.

Simple Present: We pay regularly.

Was he not being flown to Boston?

Past Continuous: Was he not flying to Boston?

It has been grown here for the past twenty years.

Present Perfect: It has grown here for the past twenty years.

Might they be called at nine o'clock?

Simple conjugation with might: Might they call at nine o'clock?

1. We can be heard easily. _________________ 2. She is being given advice. __________________ 3. Were they not flown over the lake? ________________

4. I had been transferred to another department. 5. He is being stopped. __________________ 6. We have been sent a letter. __________________ 7. He is not being taught music theory. _________________ 8. Should they have been flown to their next destination? ______________

9. They will be watched constantly. __________________ 10. We had been driven to the beach this morning. __________________

11. Has he been checked into the hotel? ______________ 12. Could I have been told the news yesterday? __________________

3. Change the underlined verbs in the following sentences from the Active Voice to the corresponding tenses in the Passive Voice. Preserve the meaning of the sentences by using the preposition by and making the necessary changes in word order.

For example:

The teenager rowed the boat.   The boat was rowed by the teenager.

The girl is riding the horse.   The horse is being ridden by the girl.

The student has prepared the lunch.  The lunch has been prepared by the student.

The president will thank the members.  The members will be thanked by the president.

The children can understand the poem.  The poem can be understood by the children.

1. The woman founded the club. 2. This entry took the prize. 3. The girl is playing the guitar. 4. The mailman has delivered the letter. 5. The chauffeur can drive the car. 6. The child chose the hat.

7. The cat chased the mouse. 8. The workers will weave the carpet. 9. The stranger could have bought the hiking boots.

10. The dealer has sold the car. 11. The dog splashed the water. 12. The man has watered the garden.

4. Change the underlined verbs in the following sentences from the Passive Voice to the corresponding tenses in the Active Voice. Preserve the meaning of the sentences by omitting the preposition by and making the necessary changes in word order.

For example:

The news was heard by everyone.

Everyone heard the news.

1. The bill was paid by the manager. 2. The bread was made by the baker. 3. The wiring must be checked by the electrician.

4. The crow was being scolded by the squirrel.

5. The book was written by a doctor. 6. The house was painted by a student. 7. The seeds were taken by the chickadee. 8. The cider has been drunk by the guest. 9. The mail is opened by the secretary. 10. The ingredients have been measured by the cooks. 11. The bird was seen by the photographers. 12. His work will be published by the magazine.