1) Use the following sentences in all forms of passive voice. Choose the time indicators provided after each

1) Use the following sentences in all forms of passive voice. Choose the time indicators provided after each exercise: 1. Mother made the dress. 2. Scientists discuss this problem. 3. The teacher explains the use of the article. 4. Grandmother cooks lunch. 5. The student translates the text. 6. A popsinger sings the song. (just, usually, by 10 o’clock, next Sunday, at 9 o’clock tomorrow, before New Year, tomorrow, when I came in, yesterday, at 6 o’clock yesterday)

2) Translate the underlined verbs, choosing the correct form from the options provided after each sentence: 1. The letter was sent yesterday. a) is sent b) was sent c) had been sent 2. When the director entered, the dictation was being written by the students. a) was written b) was being written c) were being written 3. The lunch had already been cooked by the time I came. a) had been cooked b) has been cooked c) had cooked 4. The exercise will be tested tomorrow during the lesson. a) will be tested b) will have been tested c) is being tested

3) Transform the following sentences from active voice to passive voice: 1. I published the article two years ago. 2. They use this uniform only to work in the garden. 3. The woman switched on the light and closed the door. 4. They will answer you in a week. 5. Who painted this picture? 6. The girl showed her friend how to do the exercise. 7. They have looked for the letter everywhere. 8. Nobody had visited us. 9. We will have papered the room by 12 tomorrow. 10. The boy hasn’t slept in his bed. 12. Some people don’t look after their pets properly.

4) Transform the following sentences from passive voice to active voice: 1. This investigation was often referred to. 2. The children’s drawings will be exhibited next month. 3. The twins were brought home by their elder sister. 4. The radio was invented by a Russian scientist. 5. A new modern building is being constructed in the neighbourhood. 6. We usually don’t like to be laughed at. 7. The doctor must be sent for at once. 8. The child must be looked after. 9. The article was being discussed when we came. 10. All the trees will have been planted by the time we come.