Топик: Грамматика

2 Have you been waiting long?

3 He hasn’t arrived yet.

4 It wasn’t mended properly.

5 How are you feeling today?

6 My office is being decorated at the moment.

7 We got lost.

8 What were you doing last night?

9 This book has been translated into several languages.

10 The post is delivered twice a day.

B

a. It’s raining.

b. Did you have a good time?

c. How are these machines made?

d. They were working for something.

e. He was killed in a car crash.

f. What is being done about inflation?

g. I’ve been thinking about moving house.

h. Have you seen Henry?

i. A cure for cancer hasn’t been found yet.

j. Where do you work?

2 Active or passive?

Put the verb in brackets in the correct tense, and decided if it is active or passive.

Ex.: My car __was stolen__ (steal) last night.

Joseph Ford, the politician who (a) __________ (kidnap) last week as he was driving to his office, (b) __________ (release) unharmed. He (c) __________ (examine) by a doctor last night, and (d) __________ (say) to be in good health. Mr Ford (e) __________ (find) walking along a small country lane early yesterday evening. A farmer (f) __________ (see) him, recognised who it was, and (g) __________ (contact) the police. When his wife (h) __________ (tell) the news, she said, ‘I am delighted and relieved that my husband (i) __________ (find).’ Acting on information received, the police made several arrests, and a man (j) __________ (question) in connection with the kidnapping.

3 Passive construction

Put the following sentences into the passive, using a personal pronoun as the subject.

Ex.: Someone told her the news.

She was told the news.

a. Someone will give you your tickets at the airport.