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Ex. 8. Put the verbs in brackets into the suitable form (present, past, future) active or passive.

1. The company often (order) new machines.

2. Some new machines (order) by the company next month.

3. Two houses (destroy) by the storm yesterday.

4. His shirts (clean) at the dry-cleaner's tomorrow.

5. Her husband (arrest) some criminals yesterday.

6. His computer (repair) now.

7. Some criminals (arrest) by her husband last week.

8. The car (wash). It is clean now.

9. They (wash) the car. It is clean now.

10. A very important question (discuss) when the client entered the room.

11. Several proposals (consider) next week.

12. The committee (consider) several proposals last week.

13. The committee must (consider) several proposals next week.

14. Several proposals must (consider) next week.

15. The work (finish) by the end of last week.

Ex. 9. Translate the sentences into English.

1. Меня уже пригласили на вечеринку.

2. Меня вчера пригласили на вечеринку.

3. Меня пригласят на вечеринку.

4. Меня никогда не приглашают на вечеринки.

5. Телеграмму послали поздно вечером, и он получит ее только утром.

6. Ваши тесты будут возвращены на следующей неделе.

7. Вам предложили эту работу?

8. Мне кажется, нашу машину преследуют.

9. Кем была написана эта книга?

10. Он сказал, что текст был переведен два дня назад.

11. На каком языке говорят во Франции?

12. Эту книгу взяли из библиотеки только вчера.

13. Когда была открыта Америка?

14. Это задание следует сделать на занятии.

15. Когда был основан этот университет.

16. Вчера за ними наблюдали.

17. Статью надо опубликовать через месяц.

18. Ему можно отправить письмо.

Complex Subject

There are passive structures in which the main parts are the subject of the sentence and the infinitive which is always used with to. This construction occurs with the following verbs in the passive voice: suppose, think, know, believe, expect, say, report, estimate.

E.g. He is said to be good at tennis. (about the facts in the present)

He is said to be looking for a job now. (about the current moment)

He is said to have lived in London two years ago. (about the past)

Pay attention to the way these sentences are translated into Russian.

Ex. 1. Translate the sentences into Russian.

1. When you go to a show, you are supposed to have a good time.

1. Her daughter is expected to be absent for some time.
2. She is said to be a liar.
3. He was believed to be preparing a report.
4. He is supposed to be arriving on Friday.
5. They are said to know several foreign languages.
6. Dave is known to have been on friendly terms with more than a hundred people.
7. This material is supposed to have come from India.
8. The victim is thought to have been poisoned.
9. The ship is reported to have arrived in Odessa.