The Passive Voice
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 501.
Утворення і особливості вживання пасивного стану
Task 4. Translate into English.
1. The children were told be at home at eight (o'clock).
2. Who was this article written by?
3. When will these letters and newspapers be brought? - I think only in an hour.
4. We were asked if French was taught at our school.
5. When will this telegram be sent?
6. He was asked when the telegram would be sent.
7. I was taken to the theatre for the first time when I was (years old).
8. A lot of Many questions were asked after the lecture
9. I was told that you were leaving the next day the following day. I've been told that you are leaving tomorrow'.
10. I think (that) this book will be much spoken (talked) about.
| to be (у потрібній формі) + Past Participle | ||||
| Tense | Active Voice | Passive Voice | ||
| Present | He writes a new play every time the theatre asks for it. | A new play is writtenby him every time the theatre asks for it. | ||
| Simple | Past | He wrote a new play last month. | A new play was written by him last month. | |
| Future | He will write a new play some day. | A new play will be written by him some day. | ||
| Present | He is writing a new play now. | A new play is being written by him now. | ||
| Continuous | Past | He was writing a new play when we came to see him. | A new play was being written by him when we came to see him. | |
| Future | He will be writing a new play on holiday. | He вживається | ||
| Present | He has just written a new play. | A new play has just been writtenby him. | ||
| Perfect | Past | He had written a new play by then. | A new play had been written by him by then. | |
| Future | He will have written a new play by the end of the year. | A new play will have been writtenby him by the end of the year. | ||
| Present | He has been writing a new play since last Monday. | He вживається | ||
| Perfect Continuous | Past | He had been writing a new play for a month when he fell ill. | He вживається | |
| Future | He will have been writing a new play for 15 years by 2015. | He вживається | ||
| Особливості вживання | ||||
| Підмет пасивного стану може ставати як прямим, так і непрямим додатком. | Serge gave me a pen. — A pen was given to me by Serg. (прямий додаток). Iwas given a pen by Serg. (непрямий додаток) | |||
| В пасивному стані не вживаються дієслова становища appear, belong, consist, cost, depend, exist, detest, have, lack, fit, owe, matter, doubt і т.п. | The work of the whole group depends on him. Strange ideas exist in her mind. He was lacking in common sense. | |||
| В пасивному стані не вживаються дієслова з пасивним значенням sell, wash, wear, read, bake, clean, reprintі т. п. | This wine is selling quickly. These clothes wash well. Her novel is reprintingalready. | |||
| Дієслова, які потребують прийменникової конструкції, в пасивному стані прийменник зберігають. | They laughed at him. — He was laughed at. I can depend on her. — She can be depended on. We'll look into this matter soon. — This matter will be looked into soon. | |||
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| Task 3. Change from passive into active. | | | TEST 10-11 |