LECTIA V

Exercitii cu diateza pasiva

Exercitiul 1:

1. The work will be finished today (by them). 2. Your bag has
been found (by him). 3. My friend will be invited to a party (by
me). 4. The missing child has been found (by someone). 5. My TV
set will be repaired by a specialist. 6. Something must be done
for him by his coworkers. 7. Football is played all over the world.
8. I was frightened by the noise. 9. A new house is being built
round the corner (by them). 10. A new supermarket was being
built in that district last month, when I passed by.

Exercitiul 2:

1. The patient was prescribed some pills (by the doctor). Some
pills were prescribed to the patient (by the doctor). 2. I have been
given a nice present (by them). A nice present has been given to
me (by them). 3. We will be shown the way by the policeman. The
way will be shown to us by the policeman. 4. English is taught to
them (by me). They are taught English (by me). 5. John has been
lent two of my books (by me). Two of my books have been lent to
John (by me). 6. The Romanian film director was awarded the
Great Prize (by the jury). The Great Prize was awarded to the
Romanian film director (by the jury). 7. The tourists were shown
the museum (by the guide). The museum was shown to the
tourists (by the guide). 8. I will be given a reward (by them). A
reward will be given to me (by them). 9. I’m not always told the
truth by my friend. The truth is not always told to me by my
friend. 10. I was asked a difficult question by the teacher. A
difficult question was asked of me by the teacher.

Exercitiul 3:

1. The children weren’t looked after properly (by them). 2. The

doctor was called for (by us).: 3. His odd behaviour couldn’t be
accounted for (by us). 4. The house was broken into (by burglars).
5. Don’t speak until you are spoken to (by someone). 6. His bed
hasn’t been slept in (by him). 7. John was laughed at (by us). 8.
His proposal was objected to (by us). 9. Fire was set to the shed
(by them).

Exercitiul 4:
 1. Has the TV set been repaired? 2. Will the letter be written in
ink? 3. Haven’t you been told to be here at 6 o’clock? 4. Were you
frightened by the tornado? 5. Will the details be told to him? Will
he be told the details? 6. Has the dog been fed? 7. Was he
shocked by the sight of the accident? 8. Were you told about the
meeting? 9. Do you think your request will be turned down? 10.
Would your work have been finished sooner if you hadn’t been
interrupted by your colleagues?

Exercitiul 5:

1. People will soon forget this book. 2. People mustn’t take

away these books. 3. People speak English all over the world. 4.
All the visitors of the museum admire this painting. 5. They have
built this house out of stone and cement. 6. They held a reception
in his honour. 7. The teacher will tell the pupils where to sit. 8. My
friend recommended me a very good doctor. 9. The rescue party
finally discovered the climber. 10. He hates people making fun of
him.

Exercitiul 6:

l. Foreign languages are spoken in this hotel. 2. We were asked

to show our passports. 3. We were told very interesting things at
the conference. very interesting things were told to us at the
conference. 4. The event was commented on by all the
newspapers. 5. The letter will be mailed as soon as possible. 6.
Nothing has been heard about him since he left for Constanta. 7.
This piece of information must be treated confidentially. 8. The
meanings of the new words must be looked up in the dictionary.
9. When he arrived home he realized his wallet had been stolen.
10. The professor’s lecture was listened to by all the students. 11.
We will be given detailed instructions about the paper. Detailed
instructions will be given to us about the paper. 12. Many new
blocks are being built in our district. 13. The museum was closed
for repairs. 14. This stamp hasn’t been well stuck on the
envelope. 15. America was discovered at the end of the 15th
century.