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Passive Voice (Indefinite)

The Present Indefinite Passive I am He is We are правильные V 3 + ed неправильные (табл. ) I am visited by my parents. He is invited to the party. They are printed. 6

Task 1. Read and translate paying attention to the Passive Voice About Books First, books are written by writers. Then they are printed by printers. After that the books are sold by booksellers, bought by people and they are read by thousands of readers. 7

Task 2. Read, translate and compare: Active Passive кто-то что-то делает кому-то что-то делают что-то сделано I teach English. I am taught English. You give her a present. You are given a present. She helps him. He sends a letter. We do exercises. You clean teeth. They often read stories. She is helped by him. He is sent a letter. Exercises are done. Teeth are cleaned. They are read stories. 8

Task 3. Put the verbs in the brackets in the Present Indefinite Passive 1. The postbox (to empty) every day. 2. The letters (to sort) into different towns. 3. The mail (to load) into the train. 4. The mailbags (to unload) after their journey. 5. The bags (to take) to the post-office. 6. The letter (to deliver). 7. The envelopes (to buy). 8. The letters (to write) every day. 9. The stamps (to postmark) at the post-office. 9

Task 3. Put the verbs in the brackets in the Present Indefinite Passive 1. The postbox _____(to empty) every day. 2. The letters _____(to sort) into different towns. 3. The mail ____(to load) into the train. 4. The mailbags _____(to unload) after their journey. 5. The bags _____ (to take) to the post-office. 6. The letter _____ (to deliver). 7. The envelopes _______(to buy). 8. The letters _______(to write) every day. 9. The stamps _____ (to postmark) at the post-office. 10

Task 4. 4 Make passive constructions: 1)Somebody laughs at my sister. 2)We waited for the librarian 3)Scientists often refer to this book. 4)Everybody will listen to the lecture. 5)Somebody sent for Mike’s parents. 6)They look for this game everywhere. 14

отрицательная форма am is are правильные V 3 not + ed неправильные (табл. ) I am not visited by my parents. He is not invited to the party. They are not printed. 15

Task 5. Make the sentences negative: 1. The postbox is emptied every day. 2. The letters are sorted into different towns. 3. The mail is loaded into the train. 4. The mailbags are unloaded after their journey. 5. The bags are taken to the post-office. 6. The letter is delivered. 7. The envelopes are bought. 8. The letters are written every day. 9. The stamps are postmarked at the post-office 16

вопросительная форма Am I Is he Are we правильные V 3 + ed неправильные (табл. ) Am I visited by my parents? Is he invited to the party? Are they printed? 17

Task 6. Make the sentences interrogative: 1. The postbox is emptied every day. 2. The letters are sorted into different towns. 3. The mail is loaded into the train. 4. The mailbags are unloaded after their journey. 5. The bags are taken to the post-office. 6. The letter is delivered. 7. The envelopes are bought. 8. The letters are written every day. 9. The stamps are postmarked at the post-office 18

The Past Indefinite Passive I was V 3 He were We правильные + ed неправильные (табл. ) I was visited by my parents. He was invited to the party. They were printed. 19

Task 7. Put the verbs in the brackets in the Past Simple Passive 1. The postbox (to empty) every day. 2. The letters (to sort) into different towns. 3. The mail (to load) into the train. 4. The mailbags (to unload) after their journey. 5. The bags (to take) to the post-office. 6. The letter (to deliver). 7. The envelopes (to buy). 8. The letters (to write) every day. 9. The stamps (to postmark) at the post-office. 20

отрицательная форма правильные was were V 3 not + ed неправильные (табл. ) I was not visited by my parents. He was not invited to the party. They were not printed. 21

Task 8. Make the sentences negative: 1. The postbox was emptied every day. 2. The letters were sorted into different towns. 3. The mail was loaded into the train. 4. The mailbags were unloaded after their journey. 5. The bags were taken to the post-office. 6. The letter was delivered. 7. The envelopes were bought. 8. The letters were written every day. 9. The stamps were postmarked. 22

вопросительная форма I Was he V 3 Were we правильные + ed неправильные (табл. ) Was I visited by my parents? Was he invited to the party? Were they printed? 23

Task 9. Make the sentences interrogative: 1. The postbox was emptied every day. 2. The letters were sorted into different towns. 3. The mail was loaded into the train. 4. The mailbags were unloaded after their journey. 5. The bags were taken to the post-office. 6. The letter was delivered. 7. The envelopes were bought. 8. The letters were written every day. 9. The stamps were postmarked. 24

The Future Indefinite Passive I shall He will We be V 3 I shall be visited by my parents. He will be invited to the party. They will be printed. 25

Task 10. Put the verbs in the brackets in the Future Indefinite Passive 1. The postbox (to empty) every day. 2. The letters (to sort) into different towns. 3. The mail (to load) into the train. 4. The mailbags (to unload) after their journey. 5. The bags (to take) to the post-office. 6. The letter (to deliver). 7. The envelopes (to buy). 8. The letters (to write) every day. 9. The stamps (to postmark) at the post-office. 26

отрицательная форма I shall not be V 3 He will We I shall not be visited by my parents. He will not be invited to the party. They will not be printed. 27

Task 11. Make the sentences negative: 1. We’ll be taught German. 2. We shall be given a present. 3. The mailbags will be unloaded after their journey. 4. I shall be taken for a walk. 5. The letter will be delivered. 6. The envelopes will be bought. 7. I’ll be sent a letter. 8. The stamps will be postmarked. 28

вопросительная форма I Shall he be V 3 Will we ? Shall I be visited by my parents? Will he be invited to the party? Will they be printed? 29

Task 12. Make the sentences interrogative: 1. We’ll be taught German. 2. We shall be given a present. 3. The mailbags will be unloaded after their journey. 4. I shall be taken for a walk. 5. The letter will be delivered. 6. The envelopes will be bought. 7. I’ll be sent a letter. 8. The stamps will be postmarked. 30

Check yourself: Task 18. Put the sentence in all the forms (+//? ) of Present, Past, Perfect Indefinite Passive: My mother makes tasty cakes every Sunday. 31

Thanks for your work. 32