III Use the verb in brackets in the appropriate form.

The Passive Voice.

I a) Work in pairs. Practice building the tense forms of the passive voice of the following verbs.

Ask translate watch bring understand write win examine repair

the Present Continuous Passive the Past Perfect Passive the Future Simple Passive

the Present Simple Passive the Future Perfect passive the Past Simple Passive

the Past Continuous Passive the Present Perfect Passive

B) Work as a class. What tenses are used to express

1. action in progress when another action interrupted it; 2. actions which started in the past and continue up to the present; 3. action which will be finished before a stated future time; 4. actions that we have arranged to do in the near future; 5. action which has happened within a specific time period which is not over at the moment of speaking; 6. actions which happened immediately one after the other in the past; 7. action which happened at an unstated time in the past; 8. changing or developing situations / temporary actions; 9. action which was in progress at a stated time in the past; 10. actions of people who are no longer alive; 11. action which happened before another past action or before a stated time in the past; 12. action which has recently finished and whose result is visible in the present;

II Supply the missing part of the analytic form of the verb.

I. Why…the curtains drawn across the window? Who… drawn them? 2. The foreman is dividing today's work among the teams. Among how many teams is the work …divided? 3. It was impossible to lift the barrel into which so much water … pumped already. 4. Don't move the barrel; it … filled. 5. The letter is... decoded. - Who is... it.? 6. The custom officers are … baggage. It will…examined by the time the train leaves. 7. Postage stamps with gummed backs…invented in 1840. Before that letters… franked with a stamping machine to show that the postage …paid. 8. … the event … much commented on in the press? … it still…commented on? 9. … anything interesting... broadcast tonight? 10.... anything interesting … broadcast that you … listening to so attentively. 11. We shall start working according to the new program as soon as it … adopted by the board. 12. The people…all the time …watching the match with lively interest as far as I can judge.

III Use the verb in brackets in the appropriate form.

1. The second draft resolution (not to discuss) yesterday; it (to withdraw) long before the beginning of the meeting. 2. The inspector is not in town; he (to send) on a special mission to the mining district. 3. At the publishing house I (to tell) that the book (to publish) by the end of the year. 4. You can't use the refrig­erator at the moment, it (to fix) by the mechanic. 5. Many Soviet cities (to change) beyond recognition by Soviet architects and builders. 6. A new Metro line (to construct) now. One of its stations (to build) in our street. 7. A second talk on how to handle the new machine (to give) tomorrow at the same time by one of the inventors. 8. No objections to the plan (to offer) so far, but it (not to introduce) until it (to put) to vote. 9. Every­body was busy as a welcoming party (to prepare) in honour of the distinguished visitors. 10. Some final touches (to put) to the picture; it (to complete) in a quarter of an hour. 11. Evidently the tea (to sweeten) before I put sugar into it.

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