Open the brackets and put the verb into Passive Voice. 1. The text last lesson. (translate)
2. The work at 6 o’clock tomorrow. (finish)
3. This film often on TV. (show)
4. A new shopping center in our street now. (build)
5. The mobile phone . (lose)
6. This letter
Andy said he didn't like reading when he was a little boy. He explained that it had been boring to sit for hours with a book in his hands trying to learn what happened to the characters. He said he used to play football and basketball with his friends.
Andy had to confess that he had read very slowly. At school they were given a lot of homework, so he had lo read anyway: history and literature, biology and geography.
Andy said that some time before the situation had changed. His father had bought him his first CD book. Andy thought it was fantastic, it was like a computer game. He said turning the pages over he could see what was happening in pictures, in colors and in action. He thought it to be amazing. Andy said CD books would be much more popular with teenagers of his generation than printed books.
Present Perfect - P2
1. P1 - It had presented the mechanism for survival for years.
P2 - It has just presented the mechanism for survival.
2. P1 - They had been able to carry out the task of production by Monday.
P2- They has just been able to carry out the task of production.
3. P1 - It had been possible to group these structures into four broad categories by that time.
P2 - It has just been possible to group these structures into four broad categories.
4. P1 - These methods had been based on tradition for a long time.
P2 - These methods has already been based on tradition.
5. P1 - A son had followed in the footsteps of his father and used the same skills and tools by the time he was 20 years old.
P2 - A son has already followed in the footsteps of his father and used the same skills and tools.
6. P1 - The distribution problem had been solved in a similar manner for a long time.
P2 - The distribution problem has already been solved in a similar manner.
7. P1 - They had received shares according to an ancient custom for 5 years.
P2 - They have just received shares according to an ancient custom.
8. P1 - Tradition had played some part in economical processes.
P2 - Tradition has already played some part in economical processes.