Формулы образования пассивного залога

Упражнение 49. Составьте предложения, используя пассивный залог:

1. Somebody damaged the goods in transit.

The goods _______ in transit.

2. Thousands of people see this advert every day.

This advert _______ by thousands of people every day.

3. They will not finish the project by the end of the month.

The project _______ by the end of the month.

4. They have closed fifty retail outlets over the last year.

Fifty retail outlets _______ over the last year.

5. We are reviewing all of our IT systems.

All of our IT systems _______.

6. We cannot ship your order until we receive payment.

Your order _______ until we receive payment.

Упражнение 50. Преобразуйте предложения из активного залога в пассивный:

1. Jean-Antoine Menier invented the chocolate bar.

2. Abraham Verhoeven invented the newspaper in 1605.

3. We are going to make 20% of our workforce redundant.

4. We are relocating our head office in Canada.

5. Carl Benz produced the first motor car in 1884.

6. Patrick Miller built the first steam ship in Scotland in 1799.

7. We were considering the new proposal for most of last week.

8. Ralph Schneider introduced the credit card in 1950.

9. They have cancelled the 9.00 am flight to Hong Kong.

10. They are investigating the problem.

*Упражнение 51. Преобразуйте предложения в пассивный залог там, где возможно:

1. Our R & D department have discovered a promising new drug.

2. The inflation rate went down by 0.5% last month.

3. One of our best young designers created this line.

4. I‟m sorry, we can‟t do that.

5. Something very interesting happened to me last week.

6. We‟re spending more than a million dollars on advertising this year.

7. The Accounts Department may not authorize this payment.

8. I worked as a consultant for four years after my MBA.

*Упражнение 52. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в форму Present Perfect активного или пассивного залога:

Brazil (1) _______ (transform) from an economy based on sugar and coffee into a leading Industrial power, and this (2) _______ (happen) over a relatively short time period. Over recent years inflation (3) _______ (bring) under control, and foreign direct investment (4) _______ (encourage). The Government (5) _______ (privatise) many state-owned companies, and they (6) _______ (also/invest) a lot of money in advanced infrastructure. In an attempt to decentralise the economy, Campinas was chosen to be Brazil‟s IT capital, and car production (7) _______ (move) away from traditional centres to states such as Rio Grande do Sul in the south. No one pretends that all the old problems (8) _______ (solve), but Brazil is finally taking its place on the world stage.

*Упражнение 53. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в форму активного или пассивного залога соответствующего времени.

Communicado‟s presentation skills training courses _______ (tailor) to each client‟s individual needs, so the main focus is on the type of presentations that _______ (give) by the participants in their everyday working lives. Courses _______ (conduct) either on a one-to-one basis or in groups. They are highly participative and _______ (design) to be enjoyable as well as instructive. Communicado _______ (encourage) clients to _______ (build) on their existing social communication skills. Through a number of interesting techniques we _______ (show) clients how time can _______ (save) in preparation, how body language can _______ (use) to maximum effect and how visual aids can _______ (create) for maximum impact. For more details on how Communicado can _______ (help) your company improve its business presentations, call 0800 222 4567 now.

Упражнение 54. Заполните пропуски подходящими по смыслу модальными глаголами:

1. You _______ have gone to the presentation on marketing in the 21st century. It was excellent!

2. She _______ have gone home already – it‟s only 3 p.m.

3. It was foolish to risk so much money on the new dotcom company: we _______ have lost everything.

4. There were only two people who could have left this message. It wasn‟t John, so it _______ have been Manuel.

5. You _______. have made all those photocopies. I‟d already printed out copies for everyone.

6. I _______ have taken the airport bus, but the last one had left so I got a taxi.