Supply the required form (Active or Passive) of the verb in brackets

1. On this evening I (walk) home to the Florida Hotel and it (rain). 2. Two policemen with rifles who (come) in off the street patrol (stand) by the door. 3. While we (wait) around I (tell) the girl I think) the whole story (be) a pretty good story and that I (write) it sometime. 4. The girl (go) downstairs and the hotel owner (stand up) and (bow) to her as she(pass) the office. 5. Wednesday (not / go) well for Anthony Cross. His day (begin) at 4.a.m., and it (be) now nearly nine. It (drizzle) steadily since the first grey shadows of dawn (creep) over the City. 6. When Anthony (get) back to Bridget's the next morning it(be) ten o'clock, and she (stand) in the kitchen in her dressing-gown, waiting for the kettle to boil. 7. For the last forty minutes Harry (stand) in the Inspector's office on the east side of the building. Harry (feel) ill at ease in the room. He never (be) in the Headmaster's study before and since he (know) why he (be) in there he (not / give) himself over to studying the room. 8. The children (be) here with him since Saturday night. 9. You say you (be) there eighteen years. And how long John Corntel (be) house-master? This is his is his first year. And a good job Mr. Corntel (do). 10. The drama students (work) on make up design. They (begin) the project the previous week in one of classrooms on the west side of the theatre. 11. "Holiday (be) not far off," Brian said,”... you (decide) if you (come) with me to London? Mum is off to Italy with her friend, so we (have) the place to ourselves." 12. They (turn) from the wall as the study door. (open). But it (not/be) Alan Lockwood who (enter) the room. Rather it (be) his wife. She (carry) a large bunch of flowers on a pretty bowl. 13. Though the room never (use) ant Carrie (dust) it herself every day. 14. As a child when she constantly (photograph) with him he (be) lovely. 15. She (realize) that the old life (go) and (do) away with. 16. Her uncle and aunt (send) for two days ago and meanwhile she (take care of). 17. Lanny (walk) to the far end of the platform where his suitcases (dump). 18. She (see) that a trap (set) for her. 19. I (give) to understand that you are (rely on). 20. A cup and a saucer that (drink) out (stand) near the tea-pot.

TEST

Complete the sentences using a suitable passive form of the verb in brackets.

· You (take) around the city tomorrow.

· He (impress) by the story at our last meeting.

· In 1980 the Olympic games (hold) in Moscow.

· This programme (be not popular) with our population now.

· The examination (hold) next Friday.

· The streets (decorate) next Saturday.

· The translation (do) in time. Everyone was glad.

· We (impress) by her acting at her last concert.

· Your shirt must (clean).

· Your health can (improve) with more exercise.

· The room must (leave) immediately.

· The plants should (water) every week.

· The books have to (return) to the library.

· The letters (send) this week.

· The room (not clean) yet.

· Their firm sent the project.

· His boss pays him $100 a week.

· They serve dinner here at seven o'clock.

· They sent books by a parcel.

· They will hold a meeting in the assembly hall.

· They will open a new trade centre next week.

· She will type the contract soon.

· They invited him to visit the firm.

· They grow tomatoes in the greenhouse.

· They will translate this article in time.

· The story made a great impression on me.

· The guide showed the Kremlin to a group of foreigners.

UNIT 9

Grammar

СОГЛАСОВАНИЕ ВРЕМЕН.

Сдвиг времен в придаточном дополнительном при главном предложении в прошедшем времени

Exercises.

Supply the required form of the verb in brackets.

1. I knew they (to wait) for me at the metro station and I decided to hurry. 2. I didn’t know that you already (to wind) up the clock. 3. I was afraid that the little girl (not to be able to unlock the front door and (to go) upstairs to help her. 4. He says that he (to know) the laws of the country. 5. Sarie understood why Lanny (not to come) the previous evening. 6. She asked me whether I (to remember) the legend about a faithful lion. 7. He understood that soldiers (to arrest) him. 8. He could not understand why people (not to want) to take water from that well. 9. I suppose they (to send) a dog after the burglar immediately. 10. He said he (to leave) tomorrow morning. 11. She says she already (to find) the book. 12. He stopped and listened: The clock (to strike) five. 13. She said she (can) not to tell me, the right time, her watch (to be) wrong. 14. I asked my neighbour if he ever (to travel) by air before. 15. The policeman asked George where he (to run) so early. 16. The delegates were told that the guide just (to go) out and (to be) back in ten minutes.