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| Present Simple am/is/are +Ved/V3 | Applicants (shortlist) and (interview). Modern production (characterize) by the high level of automation. Jobs (create) where society needs them. |
| Past Simple was/were+ Ved/V3 | Help (give) to small farmers. Many enterprises (set up) in 1990s. |
| Present Perfect Simple has/have been + Ved/V3 | The agreement (sign) by our countries. The problems (solve) immediately. |
| Modal verbs can/may/must/ be +Ved/V3 | The data (can/regard) as conclusive. Preparation for the project (must/ complete) this week. This (may/call) a local problem. |
| Future Simple will be + Ved/V3 | New laboratory (provide) with the most modern equipment. |
| Future Perfect will have been + Ved/V3 | About a quarter of all electricity (generate) by atomic power plants. |
B. Find passive forms in the text about Tatarstan and analyse their tense form.
C. Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.
1) We have cancelled the meeting. 2) We asked Mrs. Fry to chair the meeting. 3) She pays a lot of money. 4) They should not interrupt production at any other time. 5) Management makes the conditions more comfortable for workers. 6) The government increased workforce dramatically.7) Investors put a lot of money into production.
D. Put the verbs in brackets into passive voice.
1) After the Russian revolution of 1905 Tatars (to allow) to revive Kazan as a Tatar cultural center.
2) The city has a beautiful citadel, which (to declare) the World Heritage Site in 2000.
3) In the beginning of 1990s most of Central Kazan (to cover) by wooden buildings, usually consisting of two floors.
4) Kazan State University (to establish) in 1804.
5) Russian and Tatar languages widely (to speak) in the city.
6) Kazan (to serve) by Kazan Airport, which (to locate) approximately 30 kilometers from the city centre.
7) Until recently there was Kazan-2 Airport at the eastern end of the city, but it (to pull down) as a new hippodrome (to build) in its place.
8) Information on the efficiency of those enterprises (to require).
9) The irrigated lands (to saw) mostly with cotton.
10) The desire to expand friendly ties (to express) by both sides.
