In the World of Grammar

Упражнение 1
Прочитайте следующие предложения и решите, является подчеркнутый глагол переходным или непереходным.
1. His dream came true. (Непереходный).
2. He succeeded in solving the problem.
3. The conference opens at 9 a.m. on Monday.
4. The computer weighs some 1.5 kg.
5. The Australians don't like cold weather.
6. Babysitters look after children.
7. She made herself a cup of tea.
8. The student put down an unknown word in his dictionary.
9. Our state will hardly pay off all its debts soon.
10. Look at the timetable to know when the train arrives at the station.

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Упражнение 2
Поставьте глагол в страдательном залоге, используя соответствующую форму глагола to be.
1. Tom opens the door.
The door is opened by Tom.
2. Tom is opening the door.
The door opened by Tom.
3. Tom has opened the door.
The door opened by Tom.
4. Tom opened the door.
The door opened by Tom.
5. Tom was opening the door.
The door opened by Tom.
6. Tom had opened the door.
The door opened by Tom.
7. Tom will open the door.
The door opened by Tom.
8. Tom will have opened the door.
The door opened by Tom.

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Упражнение 3
Ремонт — процесс бесконечный. Что же меняется в доме, когда производиться ремонт? Поставьте глаголы в скобках в Present Simple Passive.
1. The windows are painted (to paint) and cleaned (to clean).
2. The roof (to repair).
3. The carpet (to wash) in the laundry.
4. The walls (to decorate) with wall-paper.
5. The bathroom (to lay) with tile.
6. The dust (to beat) out of the carpet.
7. The ceiling (to whitewash).
8. The new curtains (to buy).
9. All the old things (to throw) away.
10. The parquet (to lacquer).

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Упражнение 4
Режиссер MrCool готовит площадку для очередной сцены фильма. Он отдает различные указания. Прочитайте эти указания и выполните их, используя Present Progressive Passive.
1. — Move that scenery, please.
— It is being moved (to move) now, MrCool.
2. — Put those props in place, please.
— They (to put) in place, MrCool.
3. — Call the actors, please.
— The actors (to call), MrCool.
4. — Check their costumes, please.
— The costumes (to check), MrCool.
5. — Turn on the lights, please.
— The lights (to turn) on now, MrCool.

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Упражнение 5
Анна и Том купили машину 10 лет назад. За это время машина не раз ремонтировалась. Опишите изменения, которые произошли с машиной, используя Present Perfect Passive.
1. The oil (to change).
2. The radiator (to fill) with water six times.
3. It (to take) for a test drive once.
4. Broken parts (to repair) two times.
5. The battery (to check).
6. The filters (to replace) three times.
7. Air (to put) in the tyres twice.
8. The brakers (to test).
9. The car (to paint) after the accident.
10. The lights (to change).

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Упражнение 6
Из слов, данных ниже, составьте общие вопросы.
1. India, rice, is, grown, in.
2. Into, languages, many, this book, translated, has, been.
3. A, is, being, built, new church, in, Moscow.
4. The planet, is , known, Mars, as, "the red planet".
5. Ground, the, covered, is, snow, with.
6. Your, is, being, wedding dress, made, your mother, by.
7. At the moment, being, taught, he, to drive, a car, is.
8. The, has, canceled, been, meeting.
9. All, have, sold, the tickets, been.
10. The, is, cut, grass, every week.

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Упражнение 7
Поставьте глаголы в скобках в одну из форм страдательного залога: Present Simple Passive, Present Progressive Passive, Present Perfect Passive.
1. — Who looks after your children?
— They are looked after (to look after) by my mother.
2. — Have you typed that letter yet, miss Sloun?
— It (to type) right now, sir.
3. — Are you picking up the children today?
— No, they (to pick up) by Roger. I've already arranged it.
4. — Where is your watch?
— I broke it (to repair) at the moment.
5. — Has the new furniture for my bedroom arrived?
— No, it (not / to deliver) yet.
6. — Do you milk your cow twice a day?
— No, the cows (to milk) once a day.
7. — Why don't you wear your new blouse?
— My new blouse (to ruin). Mr. Brown have split some wine on it.
8. — Why did you get to work by bus? Where is your new car?
— My car (to service) now.
9. — Do you still work for General Motors?
— Yes, I do. I (to employ) by GM for five years now.
10. — What a delicious wine!
— Yes, it (to make) from the best sorts of grapes.
11. — Why do you play computer games? What about your homework?
— My homework already (to do)!

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