Упражнения и задания по грамматике

Growing and preparing coffee.
1. The soil is prepared.
2. The seeds ____.
3. The berries ____ by hand.
4. They ____ to a factory.
5. They ____ in the sun.
6. They ____ by hand.
7. They ____ all over the world.
8. They ____ in ovens at the factory.
9. The coffee ____ in the shops.
10. It ____ in offices and homes everywhere.


1.2 Complete these sentences in the passive using is, are, was or were and a word from the box:


grown, cut, taught, locked, sent, explained, killed, given, built, driven

1. His father was killed in the war.

2. The grass is never cut in the winter.
3. When ____ these houses ____?
4. You can't go into the school. The gates ____ always ____ at 4.30.
5. ____ these potatoes ____ in your garden?
6. I ____ a beautiful gold watch.
7. We take the bus to work during the week so the car ____ only ____ at weekends.
8. The problem ____ to us very clearly.
9. This letter ____ never ____.
10. Children ____ not ____ any languages at primary school now.


1.3 Rewrite these sentences, putting the verbs in the passive:

1. My car / damage / last night. (past) – My car was damaged last night.

2. This computer / make / in the USA. (present) – This computer is made in the USA.
3. The machines / make / in Scotland. (present)
4. The President / kill / last night. (past)
5. The money / change into dollars / at the bank. (present)
6. The parcel / post / yesterday. (past)
7. Cheese / make / from milk. (present)
8. The children / give / some food. (past)
9. The house / paint / every year. (present)
<sup>10. Several people / hurt / in an accident last night. (past)


1.4 Complete the sentences using one of these verbs in the correct form – Present Simple or Past Simple:</sup>


cause, damage, hold, include, invite, make, overtake, show, translate, write

1. Many accidents are caused by dangerous driving.

2. Cheese ____ ____ from milk.
3. The roof of the building ____ ____ in a storm a few days ago.
4. There's no need to leave a tip. Service ____ ____ in the bill.
5. You ____ ____ to the wedding. Why didn't you go?
6. A cinema is a place where films ____ ____.
7. In the United States, elections for President ____ ____ every four years.
8. Originally the book ____ ____ in Spanish and a few years ago it ____ ____ into English.
<sup>9. We were driving along quite fast but we ____ ____ by lots of other cars.


1.5 Put the verb into the correct form, present simple or past simple, active or passive:</sup>

1. It's a big factory. Five hundred people are employed (employ) there.

2. Water __________ (cover) most of the Earth's surface.
3. Most of the Earth's surface __________ (cover) by water.
4. The park gates __________ (lock) at 6.30 p.m. every evening.
5. The letter __________(post) a week ago and it __________ (arrive) yesterday.
6. The boat __________ (sink) quickly but fortunately everybody __________ (rescue).
7. Ron's parents _____ (die) when he was very young. He and his sister __________ (bring) up by their grandparents.
8. I was born in London but I __________ (grow) up in the north of England.
9. While I was on holiday, my camera __________ (steal) from my hotel room.
10. While I was on holiday, my camera __________ (disappear) from my hotel room.
11. Why __________ (Sue/resign) from her job? Didn't she enjoy it?
12. Why __________ (Bill/sack) from his job? What did he do wrong?
13. The company is not independent. It _________ (own) by a much larger company.
14. I saw an accident last night. Somebody __________ (call) an ambulance but nobody __________ (injure) so the ambulance __________ (not/need).
15. Where _________ (these photographs/take)? In London? _____ (you/take) them?