Ex. 3. (B) Put the following into the passive, mentioning the agent where necessary.

1. You can't wash this dress, (it/dry-clean). 2. They discuss unimportant things, (a lot of time/ waste) 3. The town is in ruin, (it/destroy/earthquake). 4. It is difficult to do (it/more easily/do/machine) 5. The guests ate all the sandwiches, and drank all the lemonade, (nothing/leave). 6. I can't find my parcel anywhere, (it/post?). 7. I have no information. (I/inform/of the change of the plan) 8. I'm afraid we have sold all our copies but we have ordered more, (more/order) 9. I would like to meet her mother. (I/not introduce/yet)

Ex. 4. (А, В) Translate into English. Use the Pattern:

1. Ее не простили. 2. Меня не спрашивали. 3. Этот вопрос не задавали. 4. Его ошибка была прощена и забыта.
5. Ей многие завидовали. 6. Ее успеху завидовали меньше, чем она ожидала. 7. Ее отсутствие можно извинить. 8. Ну, я прощен? 9. Этот вопрос могут задать. 10. Тебя могут спросить. 11. Такое нельзя простить.

Ex. 5. (А, В) Translate into English. Use the Pattern:

1. Мне показали, как это делается. 2. Ей обещают хорошую работу. 3. Ему дали новое задание (mission). 4. В отеле вам будут давать завтрак и ужин. 5. Почему мне предложили эту работу? 6. Никаких объяснений мне не дали. 7. Новая модель тестируется сейчас в лаборатории уже месяц. 8. Мне даже ничего не обещали. 9. Почему нам этого не сказали?

Ex. 6. (В, С) Open the brackets, using the correct form in the Passive Voice.

1. Dictionaries may not (use) at the examination. 3. Why the car (not lock) or (put) into the garage? 4. I'm not wearing my black shoes today. They (mend). 5. This room (use) only on special occasions. 6. He was taken to hospital this afternoon, and (operate on) tomorrow morning. 7. The damaged buildings (reconstruct) now, the reconstruction (finish) by the end of the year. 8. The paintings (exhibit) till the end of the month. 9. She heard footsteps, she thought she (follow). 10. Why don't you use your car?
- it (repair) now, I had a bad accident a week ago. - Anybody (hurt)? 11. She is very selfish, she (spoil) by her parents. 12. My keys (return) to me yesterday; they (find) in the office.

Ex. 7. (В, С) Open the brackets. Use the necessary tenses in the Passive Voice.

1. We (to tell) to wait because the man (to question) in the room. 2. If he comes in you (to find) looking through his papers. 3. For the first two minutes he (occupy) with eating; then as his appetite (quiet), he took his time. 4. Why nothing (to do) about it at the time? 5. She promised that nothing (to do) till he came back. 6. I had a most unpleasant feeling that I (to watch). 7. She looked a different girl. Her face (to wash), her hair (to comb). All traces of tears (to remove). 8. We could still see the tracks where the car (to drag) off the road. 9. The house (to lock) up before they set off. 10. Wherever I went I found evidence that the camp (to leave) only a short time before we arrived. 11. Everybody was busy as a welcoming party (to prepare) in honour of the distinguished visitors.
12. The place looked wonderful. Everything (to prepare).

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