Question

Помогите трансформировать предложения по активному в пассивное состояние 1. Students must hand in the composition on Wednesday. 2. Yesterday Boss told him to prepare a speech. 3. Bill published his new article last week, if Iam not mistaken. 4. All students attend the lectures. 5. We have called a taxi fifteen minutes ago, so we are expecting it any moment. 6. My friend introduced the young man to me only a couple of hours ago, but it seems to me that I've known him for years. Перевод: 1. Студенты должны сдать сочинение в среду. 2. Вчера Хозяин сказал ему подготовить речь. 3. Билл опубликовал свою новую статью на прошлой неделе, если я не ошибаюсь. 4. Все студенты посещают лекции. 5. Пятнадцать минут назад мы вызвали такси, поэтому ждем его с минуты на минуту. 6. Мой друг познакомил меня с этим молодым человеком всего пару часов назад, но мне кажется, что я знаю его много лет.

Answer 1

1. Students must hand in the composition on Wednesday.

* Passive: The composition must be handed in by students on Wednesday.

2. Yesterday the boss told him to prepare a speech.

* Passive: Yesterday he was told by the boss to prepare a speech.

3. Bill published his new article last week, if I am not mistaken.

* Passive: Bill's new article was published last week (...)

4. All students attend the lectures.

* Passive: The lectures are attended by all students.

!!! 5. We called a taxi fifteen minutes ago, so we are expecting it any moment.

* Passive: A taxi was called by us 15 minutes ago, so it is being expected any moment.

!!! We called...15 minutes ago!!!

6. My friend introduced the young man to me only a couple of hours ago, but it seems to me that I've known him for years.

* Passive: The young man was introduced to me by my friend (...) but he seems to have been known to me for years. //...has been known by me тоже можно.

Answer 2

1. The composition must be handed in by the students on Wednesday.
2. Yesterday, he was told by the boss to prepare a speech.
3. Bill's new article was published last week, if I am not mistaken.
4. The lectures are attended by all students.
5. A taxi was called by us fifteen minutes ago, so it is expected any moment.
6. I was introduced to this young man by my friend only a couple of hours ago, but it seems to me that I have known him for years.