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7) Nowadays crossties [to make – Present Indefinite Passive] of wood, concrete, steel, cast-
iron; in some countries experiments [to go on – Present Continuous Active] with plastic sleepers.
8) He [to spend – Present Indefinite Active] all his spare time driving his new car.
9) There [to be – Past Indefinite Active] a car by the side of the road. It [to break – Past Perfect
Active] down and the driver [to try – Past Continuous Active] to repair it.
10) I [to take – Present Perfect Active] somebody else’s suitcase by mistake.
11) Turn off the gas. Don’t you see the kettle [to boil – Present Continuous Active]?
12) A man who [to sit – Past Continuous Active] in the compartment said that the place [to
take – Past Indefinite Passive] by a passenger who [to go – Past Perfect Active] to the diner.
Ex.20. Choose the required voice form of the predicates (Active or Passive).
1) A new device [has tested; has been tested] in the lab. 2) The dining car was crowded but we
[served; were served] rather fast. 3) A taxi [called; was called] 15 minutes ago; so we [are
expecting; are being expected] it any moment. 4) At the corner of the street we [saw; were seen] a
car. The driver [was examining; was being examined] the engine. 5) The road is closed because the
road-works [are conducting; are being
conducted]. 6) Powerful track-laying machines [have
developed; have been developed] for the building of railroads. 7) The European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development [has made; has been made] a loan of $US 120 to the Russian
Ministry of Railways for the railway rehabilitation project. 8) David thought that his father [had
repaired; had been repaired] his bicycle. 9) A new railway underground line [is constructing; is
being constructed] in our city. One of the Metro stations [will build; will be built] near my house.
10) He [broke; was broken] my watch. 11) The manager [has offered; has been offered] me
several jobs. 12) I [will give; will be given] a leave in July if there is no urgent work. 13) It was
noisy. Nobody [was listening; was being listened] to him. 14) Bill [kept; was kept] his word and
arrived exactly at the time he [had promised; had been promised]. 15) You can’t watch the film
now; the TV set [is fixing; is being fixed] by the mechanic.
Ex.21. In the following sentences replace Active with Passive:
A) using the Indefinite, Continuous, Perfect Tenses.
Model: 1) The manager will sign the contracts tomorrow. → The contracts will be signed by
the manager tomorrow. 2) We had to hurry. They were waiting for us. → We had to hurry. We were
being waited for. 3) Have they tested all the machines? → Have all the machines been tested?
1) The railway builders have finished the construction of the line ahead of time. 2) Russia
developed the first automatic engine driver in 1960. 3) By that time we had changed our plans.
4) They bought tickets two days before their departure. 5) Air-conditioning system always
maintains the optimum temperature and humidity in the carriage. 6) The management of the railway
will install the new electronic system for booking train tickets at the terminals. 7) People build viaducts
in order to cross gorges, canyons and ravines. 8) Engineers are busy now; they are testing a new
engine. 9) He reported that the firm was holding talks about the construction of the automobile plant in
our city. 10) They gave him no explanation why they had stopped the experiment. 11) The scientific
journal has published an article about the transport of future this month. 12) The briefing is in full
swing. The correspondents are interviewing the participants of the conference. 13) The new railway
line will connect central and eastern regions of the country. 14) By his arrival they had repaired the
car. 15) He has booked the tickets and the clerk will have brought them by 2 o’clock. 16) I’m afraid,
you will be late. They will have finished the talks by 5 o’clock.
B) using modal verbs.
Model: He can do this work. → The work can be done (by him).
1) She can find a job easily. 2) The matter is urgent. They have to phone her immediately. 3) You
must send the document as quickly as possible. 4) He has got a pay rise now they can buy a new house.
5) The lecture is over. You may ask your questions. 6) Ecologists say that we should take care of our

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