Question

Exercise 1 Rewrite these sentences. Instead of using 'somebody' or 'they', write a passive sentence (in Present or Past Perfect). Somebody has cleaned the room. – The room ______________________________________. They have postponed the concert. The ____________________________________________. Somebody had repaired the computer by the moment they came. The computer _____________________________________________________________. I didn't realise that somebody had recorded our conversation. I didn't realise that _____________________________________________________________. When we got to the stadium, we found that they had cancelled the game. When we got to the stadium, we found that __________________________________________________________. Exercise 2 Rewrite the sentences using the structure ‘have something done’. I washed my car. I typed the documents. I cut the grass. I painted my bedroom. I repaired the fridge.

Answer 1

Exercise 1

1) Somebody has cleaned the room.

– The room has been cleaned.  (Present Perfect Passive)

– Комната убрана / Номер (гостиницы) убран.

2) They have postponed the concert.

– The concert has been posponed.  (Present Perfect Passive)

– Концерт отложен.

3) Somebody had repaired the computer by the moment they came.

– The computer had been repaired by the moment they came.  (Past Perfect Passive)

– Игра уже была отменена (к тому, моменту), когда они приехали.

4) I didn't realise that somebody had recorded our conversation.

– I didn't realise that our conversation had been recorded.  (Past Perfect Passive)

– Я не осознавал(а), что наш разговор был записан.

5) When we got to the stadium, we found that they had cancelled the game.

– When we got to the stadium, we found that the game had been cancelled.  (Past Perfect Passive)

– Когда мы приехали на стадион, мы обнаружили, что игра была отменена (игру отменили).

Exercise 2

1) I washed my car.  – Я помыл(а) свою машину (= Я сам(а) помыл(а).

I had my car washed – Я помыл(а) свою машину (= Мне помыли).

2) I typed the documents.  –  Я печатал(а) документы (= Я сам(а) печатал(а)

I had the documents typed – Я печатал(а) документы (= Мне печатали)

3) I cut the grass.  – Я скосил(а) траву (= Я сам(а) косил(а)

I had the grass cut – Я скосил(а) траву (= Мне скосили)

4) I painted my bedroom.  – Я покрасил(а) свою спальню. (= Я сам(а)

I had my bedroom painted – Я покрасил(а) свою спальню. (= Мне покрасили)

5) I repaired the fridge. – Я отремонтировал(а) холодильник. (=Я сам(а)

I had the fridge repaired – Я отремонтировал(а) холодильник. (= Мне отремонтировали)

Answer 2

Exercise 1:

• The room has been cleaned.
• The concert has been postponed.
• The computer had been repaired by the moment they came.
• I didn't realize that our conversation had been recorded.
• When we got to the stadium, we found that the game had been cancelled.

Exercise 2:

• I had my car washed.
• I had the documents typed.
• I had the grass cut.
• I had my bedroom painted.
• I had the fridge repaired.