Чтобы преобразовать предложения из активного залога в пассивный, необходимо следовать определенным шагам. Давайте разберем, как это сделать на примерах из вашего задания.
- I (wake) up and (look) out of the window. Everything (be) white. It (snow) all night.
- Passive: I was woken up and looked out of the window. Everything was white. It had been snowed all night.
- Not until I (look) at my watch did I realize how much time (pass).
- Passive: Not until my watch was looked at did I realize how much time had passed.
- Karen (admit) that she (make) a mistake and (apologize).
- Passive: It was admitted by Karen that a mistake was made and an apology was given.
- Isabel (send) a postcard to the girl she (make) friends with while she (attend) a language course.
- Passive: A postcard was sent by Isabel to the girl she made friends with while a language course was attended.
- They (run) out of petrol because Paul (use) the car several times before.
- Passive: Petrol was run out because the car had been used by Paul several times before.
- When we (get) to the airport we (hear) that they (cancel) all the flights.
- Passive: When we got to the airport, it was heard that all the flights had been canceled.
- When our teacher (see) what Tom (do) she (be) absolutely furious.
- Passive: When what Tom did was seen by our teacher, she was absolutely furious.
- My old watch (work) very well for many years before I (drop) it.
- Passive: My old watch had been working very well for many years before it was dropped by me.
- I (run) out of money but luckily I (be) able to borrow enough to get home.
- Passive: Money was run out by me, but luckily enough was borrowed by me to get home.
- I (have) to be early the next morning, so I (excuse) myself and (leave) the party.
- Passive: I had to be early the next morning, so an excuse was made by me and the party was left.
- He (keep) his job although the manager (threaten) to sack him several times.
- Passive: His job was kept by him although he was threatened by the manager to be sacked several times.
- When Mr. Gabb (come) out of the water, he (find) that somebody (take) all his clothes.
- Passive: When Mr. Gabb came out of the water, it was found by him that all his clothes had been taken by somebody.
- After the movie (finish) they (decide) to get something to eat.
- Passive: After the movie was finished, a decision was made by them to get something to eat.
- Many modern medicines were not invented by western scientists but by tribal people who (use) them for generations before Europeans (arrive).
- Passive: Many modern medicines were not invented by western scientists but by tribal people who had used them for generations before Europeans arrived.
- It was not surprising that she (start) getting a bad toothache. She (not/go) to the dentist for two years.
- Passive: It was not surprising that a bad toothache was started by her. She had not been gone to the dentist for two years.
- Her work (look) really neat because she (use) the computer.
- Passive: Her work looked really neat because the computer was used by her.
- The chairman's main fault was that he persistently (interrupt) the speakers before they (finish).
- Passive: The chairman's main fault was that the speakers were persistently interrupted by him before they finished.
- After she (dress) and (eat) her breakfast, Linda (rush) off to her office for a meeting with her accountant.
- Passive: After she was dressed and her breakfast was eaten, Linda rushed off to her office for a meeting with her accountant.
- Peter already (see) that musical before he (read) the review about it.
- Passive: That musical had already been seen by Peter before the review about it was read by him.
- When I (go) into the room I could smell cigarette smoke. Obviously somebody (smoke) in there.
- Passive: When I went into the room, cigarette smoke could be smelled by me. Obviously, it had been smoked by somebody in there.
Обратите внимание, что в пассивном залоге акцент делается на действии, а не на том, кто его выполняет. Это важно для правильного понимания структуры предложений в английском языке.