VIII. C. Put the verb into Present Perfect or Past Indefinite

1. We (travel) around Europe last year. 2. My father knows so much because he (travel) a lot. 3. I (see) Peter today. 4. She (see) this film last Sunday. 5. Alex (meet) his friend two hourd ago. 6. I just (meet) my aunt. 7. The rain (stop) and the sun is shining in the sky again. 8. The rain (stop) half an hour ago. 9. The children already (decide) to help their grandmother. 10. Yesterday they (decide) to help their grandmother. 11. Helen speaks French so well because she (live) in France. 12. She (live) there last year. 13. The weather (change) and we can go for a walk.

VIII. D. Finish the sentences speaking about your future holidays using the verbs: travel, go, see, buy, drink, eat, have, take, send, return

1. We … to Moscow for our holidays. 2. We … to Moscow by air. 3. We … the Kremlin. 4. We … dinner at 2 o’clock in a restaurant. 5. We … beefsteak and … coffee. 6. We … postcards to all his friends. 7. We … souvenirs. 8. We … photographs. 9. We …home by train.

VIII. E. Insert the missing verbs ( listen, buy, decorate, organize, hold, invite, serve ) and speak on the party you organized last week

Model: Many songs were sung.

VIII. F. Insert the missing verbs in the Passive Voice

Model: The music at the party was very loud and was heard from far away.

1. The new hotel(open) next year. 2. George (send) to Canada by his company last month. 3. When you go through customs your cases (check) by a customs officer. 4. Ann (invite) to the party by her friends. 5. Her new book (translate) probably … into many foreign languages. 6. The cars (repair) last week. 7. The conference (hold) in a month. 8. Many accidents (cause) by dangerous driving. 9. The date of the meeting (change) yesterday.

VIII. G. Use the Passive Voice as in the model

Model: Many examples illustrate this rule. - This rule is illustrated by many examples.

1. Two building companies construct this bridge. 2. Two laboratories will study this problem. 3. The Cambridge University trains about 7,000 students in different fields. 4. The Academy of Sciences organized the conference. 5. The students will do the experiment. 6. Yuri Dolgoruky founded Moscow. 7. We keep all the documents in perfect order. 8. A. Pushkin wrote this poem. 9. They’ll solve the problem in the near future. 10. He understands this rule. 11. This plant will produce new building materials. 12. These students use compurers in their work. 13. They will hold the conference in a month. 14. The scientists began the experiment last week.