The second draft resolution (was not discussed) yesterday; it (had been withdrawn) long before the beginning of the meeting. 2. The inspector is not in town; he (was/has been sent) on a special mission to the mining district. 3. At the publishing house I (was told) that the book (would be published) by the end of the year. 4. You can’t use the refrigerator at the moment, it (is being fixed) by the mechanic. 5. Many Soviet cities (have been changed) beyond recognition by Soviet architects and builders. 6. A new Metro line (is being constructed) now. One of its stations (is being built) in our street. 7. Like many medieval cities, Moscow developed round the walls of a stronghold. First a brick wall (was built) around the merchants' quarter which (is/was known) as Kitai-gorod, then, in the 16thcentury, a new wall (was erected) round the so-called Bely Gorod. 8. Maize (is used) by many peoples of the world to make their bread. 9. The Reconstruction Plan of Moscow (was/has been drawn up) with an eye to the city's future growth and work. It (was/has been carried out) on a giant scale. 10. A second talk on how to handle the new machine (will be given) to-morrow at the same time by one of the inventors. 11. No objections to the plan (have been offered) so far, but it (will not be introduced) until it (has been put) to vote. 12. Everybody was busy as a welcoming party (being prepared) in honour of the distinguished visitors. 13. Some final touches (are being put) to the picture; it (will be completed) in a quarter of an hour. 14. Evidently the tea (had been sweetened) before I put sugar into it. 15. Meteorology is a comparatively new science and its teachings (are (being) changed) as new discoveries about the climate (are (being) made).
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1) Используйте соответствующие глагольные формы, чтобы заполнить
пропуски в предложениях.
1. If you ask John, he will answer your
questions.
2. I’m not sure if Poly comes to the party:
she’s not feeling well.
3. I’ll phone granddad as soon as I arrive
at the airport.
4. Nobody knows when they _show the
new play.
5. These people will be happy if the boat
___arrives on time.
6. When summer begins I will spend
a lot of time on the beach.
2). Напишите грамматически правильные варианты из данных в скобках.
1. I’m free tomorrow, that’s why I will visit my granny.
2. There is no milk at home. – OK. I will buy it on my way home.
3. I have tickets for the 7 o’clock show and I am
going there with my mum.
4. Next month Sally is going to be twelve.
5. In the future robots will do all
hard and unpleasant jobs.
6. The train to St Petersburg leaves at
6.30 a.m.
3) Напишите эти предложения в косвенной речи.
1. Harry asked Donald how he was.
2. David said that he knew these poems.
3. Johnson advised Ben to write a card to your granny.
4. Samuel adviced Jane not to buy a cuckoo clock.
5. Boris asked if I am going to leave tommorow.
6. Sally said that she would think about her career some
day.
Объяснение: