1 A taxi took them to the airport.
They were taken to the airport by a taxi.
 

2 This time last week Michael Johnson was interviewing US on TV.

3 I have just found out that the company hasn't offered me a job.

4 Are you still upset that they didn’t choose you for the team?

5 When are they going to pay me my money?

6 This radio doesn’t use batteries. You have to wind it up.

7 When I first got my dog, no one had trained him at all.

8 Somebody had broken this computer before I bought it.
9 ‘Where are the new students?’ - ‘Someone is giving them a tour of the school.’

 
#2 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets: passive infinitive or gerund.

1 I hope to be given (give) some more time for this project
2 I don’t mind (ask) to work late. I get paid a lot of overtime for it

3 Do you ever worry about (sack) from your Job?

4 How did you manage (pick)for the school team? You’re terrible at football.

5 My brother needs (show)what to do. He can’t work out anything for himself.

6 I'm getting used (tell) what to do.

7 I hate (forced) to go clothes shopping by my girlfriend.

8 Do you expect (pay) for such poor work?

9 You realize you risk (kill) every time you go on that motorbike.
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1. Look at these children: they are skating very well.

2. Did you skate last Sunday? - Yes, we were skating the whole day last Sunday.

3. My brother can skate very well. He skates every Sunday.

4. What are you doing now? - I am washing the dishes.

5.  What were you doing at three o'clock yesterday? — I was having dinner.

6. Are you having dinner now?

7. Where does your brother work? — He works at an institute.

8. Was your grandmother sleeping when you came home yesterday?

9. What will your brother do tomorrow?

10. I didn't go to the shop yesterday. I will go to the shop tomorrow.

1. I remember falling off my skateboard when I was young.

Помню, как в молодости я упал со скейтборда.

( После remember употребляется герундий (глагол с -ing), если мы говорим о действии, которое произошло в и сейчас мы его вспоминаем.)

2. Remember to lock the door when I leave the house.

Не забудьте запереть дверь, когда я выйду из дома.

( Если после remember идет to-инфинитив, то мы говорим о том, что нужно не забыть сделать сейчас или в будущем)

3. While she walking home, she stopped to buy some sweets.

По дороге домой она остановилась, чтобы купить сладостей.

( stop + To-infinitive означает "остановиться, чтобы сделать что-либо")

4. I stopped doing my homework when my mum called me for dinner.

Я перестал делать домашнее задание, когда мама позвала меня на ужин.

( stop + Ing-form означает "перестать делать что-либо" )

5. Ben will never forget seeing the Eiffel Tower for the first time.

Бен никогда не забудет, как впервые увидел Эйфелеву башню.

(forget + Ing-form означает "забыть то, что действие совершалось" (действие имело место)

6. I have tried taking the bus to work, and it takes me an extra 30 minutes.

Я пробовал ехать на работу на автобусе, и это занимает у меня еще 30 минут.

( try + Ing-form означает "проэкспериментировать, выбрав одну из возможностей на пути к достижению поставленной задачи", "попробовать сделать что-то, что сделать, скорее всего, нетрудно и что является средством для достижения некоторой другой цели, про которую неизвестно, будет ли она в результате достигнута".)

7. Getting good grades means studying a lot.

Получать хорошие оценки - означает много учиться.

( mean + Ing-form имеет смысл "означать что-либо".)