Question

I. Перепишите следующие предложения; подчеркните в каждом из них глагол- сказуемое и определите его видовременную форму и залог. Переведите предложения на русский язык. Обратите внимание на перевод пассивных конструкций. 1. Excuse me, I am looking for a phone box. 2. Last night I was reading in bed when suddenly I heard a scream. 3. In five years’ time a permanent space station will be circling the moon. 4. The Labour party has always had strong links with the trade unions. 5. He had completed his work before the conference. 6. They will have finished the building of the house before summer. 7. The atom can be defined as the smallest portion of matter. 8. Our group is being examined by the professor now. 9. Nanocrystalline tungsten has been successfully synthesized. 10. The system is designed to operate at temperatures over 100 С

Answer 1

1. Excuse me, I am looking (pres.cont., active voice) for a phone box. 2. Last night I was reading (past cont., active voice) in bed when suddenly I heard (past, active voice) a scream. 3. In five years’ time a permanent space station will be circling (fut.cont., active voice) the moon. 4. The Labour party has always had (pres.perf., active voice) strong links with the trade unions. 5. He had completed (past perf., active voice) his work before the conference. 6. They will have finished (future perf., active voice) the building of the house before summer. 7. The atom can be defined (pres.simple, passive voice) as the smallest portion of matter. 8. Our group is being examined (pres.cont., passive voice) by the professor now. 9. Nanocrystalline tungsten has been successfully synthesized (pres. perf., passive voice). 10. The system is designed (pres. simple, passive voice) to operate at temperatures over 100 С.
1. Простите, я ищу телефонную будку (телефон-автомат).
2. Прошлой ночью я читал в постели, когда услышал крик.
3. Через пять лет постоянная космическая станция будет вращаться вокруг Луны.
4. Партия лейбористов всегда имела сильные связи с торговыми союзами.
5. Он завершил свою работу до конференции.
6. Они закончат постройку здания к лету.
7. Атом может быть определен как мельчайшая частица материи. (Или: Атомом называется мельчайшая частица материи.)
8. Сейчас профессор принимает экзамен у нашей группы.
9. Нанокристаллический вольфрам был успешно синтезирован.
10. Система создана для работы при температуре свыше 100 градусов.
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Answer 2

1. Excuse me, I am looking for a phone box.

- The verb in this sentence is "am looking" and it is in the present continuous tense and active voice. - Translation: Извините, я ищу телефонную будку.

2. Last night I was reading in bed when suddenly I heard a scream.

- The verb in this sentence is "was reading" and it is in the past continuous tense and active voice. - Translation: Вчера вечером я читал в постели, когда вдруг услышал крик.

3. In five years' time a permanent space station will be circling the moon.

- The verb in this sentence is "will be circling" and it is in the future continuous tense and passive voice. - Translation: Через пять лет постоянная космическая станция будет обращаться вокруг Луны.

4. The Labour party has always had strong links with the trade unions.

- The verb in this sentence is "has had" and it is in the present perfect tense and active voice. - Translation: Лейбористская партия всегда имела тесные связи с профсоюзами.

5. He had completed his work before the conference.

- The verb in this sentence is "had completed" and it is in the past perfect tense and active voice. - Translation: Он завершил свою работу до конференции.

6. They will have finished the building of the house before summer.

- The verb in this sentence is "will have finished" and it is in the future perfect tense and active voice. - Translation: Они закончат строительство дома до лета.

7. The atom can be defined as the smallest portion of matter.

- The verb in this sentence is "can be defined" and it is in the present simple tense and passive voice. - Translation: Атом может быть определен как наименьшая часть вещества.

8. Our group is being examined by the professor now.

- The verb in this sentence is "is being examined" and it is in the present continuous tense and passive voice. - Translation: Наша группа сейчас проверяется профессором.

9. Nanocrystalline tungsten has been successfully synthesized.

- The verb in this sentence is "has been synthesized" and it is in the present perfect tense and passive voice. - Translation: Нанокристаллический вольфрам был успешно синтезирован.

10. The system is designed to operate at temperatures over 100°C.

- The verb in this sentence is "is designed" and it is in the present simple tense and passive voice. - Translation: Система разработана для работы при температурах выше 100°C.