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.
Answers & Comments
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)