Exercise 3 Change the sentences into passive: For example: 1. I bought that book yesterday. That book was bought yesterday. 2. My brother will meet me at the station. I _______ by my brother at the station. 3. He has taken the cell phone from the bag. The cell phone _______ by him from the bag. 4. They are cleaning the room now. The room _______ by them now. 5. I mended my shoes yesterday. My shoes ________ by me yesterday. 6. He can translate this text. This text _______ by him. 7. We could find mushrooms everywhere. Mushrooms ________ by us everywhere. 8. Nora received the letter yesterday. The letter _______ by Nora yesterday. 9. They will win the game. The game _______ by them. 10. He is watering the trees now. The trees ________ by him now.

Нужно преобразовать каждое предложение из активного залога в пассивный. В пассиве на первое место ставим объект действия, а глагол строим так:

• Present Simple → am/is/are + V3

• Past Simple → was/were + V3

• Future Simple → will be + V3

• Present Continuous → am/is/are being + V3

• Present Perfect → has/have been + V3

• Modal (can/could, etc.) → modal + be + V3

Теперь ответы (заполняем пропуски):

2. My brother will meet me at the station.
   → I will be met by my brother at the station.

3. He has taken the cell phone from the bag.
   → The cell phone has been taken by him from the bag.

4. They are cleaning the room now.
   → The room is being cleaned by them now.

5. I mended my shoes yesterday.
   → My shoes were mended by me yesterday.
   (Можно и were, потому что shoes — множественное число.)

6. He can translate this text.
   → This text can be translated by him.

7. We could find mushrooms everywhere.
   → Mushrooms could be found by us everywhere.

8. Nora received the letter yesterday.
   → The letter was received by Nora yesterday.

9. They will win the game.
   → The game will be won by them.

10. He is watering the trees now.
    → The trees are being watered by him now.