Subject. to Predicate. Addition

THE PASSIVE VOICE
Подлежащее
The book
Сказуемое
was written
Дополнение
him.
by
Подлежащее
He
Сказуемое
wrote
Дополнение
a book.
THE ACTIVE VOICE

to be
Participle II
THE PASSIVE VOICE
Изменяемая часть
Неизменяемая часть
The book is read.
The book was read.
The book will be read.
The books are read.
Are the books read?
The books are not read.

Exercise 1
More than 15 official languages are spoken in India.
A lot of texts of popular songs are written in English.
Sometimes Australia is called “the Lucky Country”.
Russian scientists are known all over the world.
A lot of Russian students are given stipends for studying in Western Universities every year.
Books of Russian writers are read in many countries.

Exercise 2
The carpet was vacuum-cleaned.
The dishes were washed.
The flowers were watered.
The rubbish was taken away.
The cat was fed.
The supper was cooked.
No wonder that Jane was awarded a ticket to her favourite group’s show.
When mum came home, everything was in perfect order:

Give the 3 forms of the verbs:

Variant 1
Variant 2