Question

Lesson 10-3. Past Perfect Passive. Измените предложения. Example: The talks were opened in the Kremlin. The newspapers wrote that… The newspapers wrote that the talks had been opened in the ..... Kremlin. 1) The talks were completed successfully. The newspapers wrote that the talks ......... successfully. 2) The leaders of the countries were given a dinner. The newspapers wrote that the leaders of the countries ........ а dinner. 3) The guests were taken to the Bolshoi Theatre. The newspapers wrote that the guests to the Bolshoi ......... Theatre. 4) "The Swan Lake", a well-known ballet, was shown to them. The newspapers wrote that "The Swan Lake", a well-known ........ ballet to them. 5) The next day a press conference was organized. The newspapers wrote that the next day a press conference........ . 6) The politicians were asked a lot of questions. The newspapers wrote that the politicians .................. a lot of questions.

Answer 1

1) The talks were completed successfully.
The newspapers wrote that the talks had been completed successfully.

2) The leaders of the countries were given a dinner.
The newspapers wrote that the leaders of the countries had been given а dinner.

3) The guests were taken to the Bolshoi Theatre.
The newspapers wrote that the guests had been taken to the Bolshoi Theatre.

4) "The Swan Lake", a well-known ballet, was shown to them.
The newspapers wrote that "The Swan Lake", a well-known ballet had been shown to them.

5) The next day a press conference was organized.
The newspapers wrote that the next day a press conference had been organized.

6) The politicians were asked a lot of questions.
The newspapers wrote that the politicians had been asked a lot of questions.

Answer 2

Lesson 10-3 focuses on the Past Perfect Passive tense. In this tense, the action is expressed as having been completed before another past action or point in time. Let's transform the given sentences:

1) The talks were completed successfully. The newspapers wrote that the talks had been successfully completed.

2) The leaders of the countries were given a dinner. The newspapers wrote that the leaders of the countries had been given a dinner.

3) The guests were taken to the Bolshoi Theatre. The newspapers wrote that the guests had been taken to the Bolshoi Theatre.

4) "The Swan Lake," a well-known ballet, was shown to them. The newspapers wrote that "The Swan Lake," a well-known ballet, had been shown to them.

5) The next day, a press conference was organized. The newspapers wrote that the next day a press conference had been organized.

6) The politicians were asked a lot of questions. The newspapers wrote that the politicians had been asked a lot of questions.