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9) The surveying party ___ the route of the future railway all month long.
a) examined b) has been examined c) was examining
10) He quickly forgot everything he ___ at school.
a) learnt b) had learnt c) was learning
11) John ___ for his exam still; he must be tired.
a) prepares b) has prepared c) is preparing
12) When I ___ this watch, everybody warned me against it.
a) was buying b) is buying c) buy
13) She said that the new time-table ___ on the notice-board yet.
a) was not hung up b) will not be hung up c) had not been hung up
14) The secretary ___ by the director to answer the letter without delay.
a) was asked b) was asking c) has asked
15) The computers ___, it is inevitable that the work will be delayed.
a) don’t work b) are not working c) were not working
*The results of the test
: If your score is 13-15 correct answers, you are doing just great; 10-12
stand for good knowledge; 7-9 mean you have some problems; if the number of your correct
answers is less than 7, go and learn the rules.
Ex.9. Match the beginning of the sentence on the left with its ending on the right. Pay attention
to the Passive Voice.
1) The experiment… a) been held recently?
2) The mail… b) was constructed three hundred years ago.
3) These machines… c) were being looked for everywhere.
4) When can the new equipment… d) will be described in several journals.
5) It’s a pity the concert… e) are often used in professional language.
6) Have any interesting exhibitions… f) is being designed by two well-known architects.
7) Are the orders… g) were built with very simple tools many years ago.
8) If we use the old methods, a lot of time… h) was not recorded.
9) Something important… i) are being tested again.
10) No decisions… j) have been taken yet.
11) This monument… k) was being discussed, so I sat down to listen.
12) Special terms… l) may be wasted and very little be achieved.
13) All these little wooden houses… m) always fulfilled in time?
14) The future terminal… n) is usually brought at 9 a.m.
15) The lost keys… o) be installed?
Ex.10. Read and translate the following sentences using the predicates in the required tense
and voice forms.
1) In Great Britain a first-class ticket [to cost – Present Indefinite Active] 50% more than a
second-class ticket.
2) They [to give – Past Indefinite Active] him no explanation why the experiment [to stop –
Past Perfect Passive].
3) I [to prefer – Present Indefinite Active] to buy tickets in advance.
4) During the last 5 years traffic on Britain’s roads [to increase – Present Perfect Active] by 27
per cent.
5) The equipment [to deliver – Future Indefinite Passive] in containers from door-to-door.
6) Train fares [to increase – Present Perfect Passive] several times during the past year.
7) The construction of both the bridge and the dam [to complete – Future Perfect Passive] by
the beginning of the navigation season.

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