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| Uses of V3 | Examples |
| as a part of a perfect verb form | Britain has become self-sufficient in energy It had imported over 99 percent of petroleum before oil and gas reserves were found in the North Sea |
| as a part of a passive verb form | The United Kingdom is headed by the Queen. |
| as an adjective before or after a noun | The closed door The improved variant The work done The cars produced |
A. Open the brackets putting the verb in the form of Past Participle and explain the case of using a Past Participle form.
1) The Museum of Madame Tussaud (visit) by a group of students was a big success.
2) The score (receive) on an exam was not enough to enter Cambridge University.
3) The plant introduced a new wage piece system to increase the number of cars (produce).
4) Taxes (levy) on the population in Britain are a relatively small proportion.
5) World War II (follow) by the Civil War caused great damage to the economy of the country.
6) This has (be) an excellent year so far, and we have (reach) most of our sales targets.
7) I was looking forward to my business trip to England because I had never (be) to England before.
8) The Channel Tunnel was (build) in 1961.
9) Enterprises (own) by the state constitute the greater part.
10) The Russian word “оффшорный” (borrow) from English means unregulated or out of control.
B. Translate the sentences into Russian paying attention to the function of Past Participle form.
1) Training should combine theory and practice in the field chosen.
2) The amount of electricity generated was not enough.
3) The results obtained were thoroughly analyzed.
4) The workers freed in one place are transferred to other shops.
5) More than 25% of all exported machinery are intended for building projects carried out with our technical assistance.
6) Attempts made to find a suitable approach only led to internal contradictions.
7) There hadn’t been any significant improvement before the new production methods were introduced.
8) This redistribution of funds guaranteed accelerated rates of economic growth.
9) Products made at our plant are quite competitive in the local market.
10) The cost of your purchases and of the services rendered is put on the account indicated on the card.
