Make the following sentences Passive

1. What kind of explanation did they give you?

2. The teacher was reading a fairy tale to the children.

3. Everyone was listening to the speaker very attentively.

4. People are talking a lot about this young actress.

5. Will the teacher dictate the text to you?

6. His father taught him mathematics.

7. She can’t dance when you are looking at her.

8. What song did they sing you?

9. He never mentioned the incident to his friend.

10. They asked me a lot of interesting questions.

Change the sentences using the passive voice construction as in the model.

Model: I did the work yesterday.

The work was done yesterday.

1. My mother cooked soup for dinner that day.

2. The landlady asked them for the rent.

3. His grandfather did the shopping yesterday.

4. He moved his car into the garage.

5. Their cook usually served supper at 7 o’clock in the evening.

6. Our mother always washed the dishes after breakfast.

Translate into English.

1. Мне только что предложили интересную работу.

2. Ему задали много интересных вопросов.

3. Эти бумаги нужно отдать директору.

4. Детей оставили дома одних и велели закрыть дверь.

5. Чья пьеса сейчас исполняется?

6. В библиотеке им предложили много интересных книг.

7. Этот доклад будет сделан на следующей неделе.

8. Приглашение не было принято, так как его получили слишком поздно.

9. В этом году в нашем районе построили несколько школ.

10. Адрес был написан карандашом.