(Passive Voice) (be + Participle II) , - . , , , . : He invited his friends. ( .) He was invited by his friends ( ). , , . , , , .
| Simple | Continuous | Perfect | |
| Present | am asked is asked are asked | am being asked is being asked are being asked | have been asked has been asked |
| Past | was asked were asked | was being asked were being asked | had been asked |
| Future | will be asked | will have been asked |
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1. , . ( ), , : I gave him the office telephone number. - The office telephone number was given to him. He was given the office telephone number. , , : We have not lived in this room for a long time. This room has not been lived in for a long time.
2. . :
1. , : The letter was sent. ;
2. /, : The problem is being discussed. ;
3. - , : We were shown the samples. ;
4. ( by, ), : I believe that radio was invented by Popov. , .
3. . :
1. (The doctor was sent for. );
2. (The changes are not easily accounted for );
3. (All the questions will be answered later. ).
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1. : address smb ( -); affect smth / influence smth ( -); approach smth ( -); attend smth ( -); consult smb ( -); contact smb ( -); enter smth ( -, (); follow smth / succeed smth ( -); join smth ( -); watch smth ( -).
, (), . + , (Phrasal Verbs). .
2. : account for , ; deal with , -; do away with -; get to ( ); give up -; graduate (from) ; look for ; put forward (); refer to as -; set up ; show up ; subject to ; take up -; take over ; turn into , .
3. .
1. Measurements of radiation intensity are made with a special instrument.
2. Crystals are grown in a test-tube.
3. Measures have been taken to minimize the damage.
4. Some information was lost in data processing.
5. Most theories were built on experimental work.
6. Statistical methods are widely used in research.
7. Character is influenced by heredity and environment.
8. Gold is not affected by moisture.
9. The Fifth Biochemical Congress was held in Geneva.
10. Attention was also given to the spectroscopic data.
11. The concept of nuclear disintegration was put forward by Niels Bohr.
12. This new invention is being much spoken about.
13. These mixtures are referred to as gases.
14. The lecture was followed by the demonstration of samples.
15. This effect may be approached from different sides.
16. Use is made of a simple model of a molecule.
17. Advantage is often taken of the effect of temperature on solubility.
18. Care is taken not to heat this substance.
19. These factors are taken into account in our report.
