B. Choose the right variant and explain your choice.

1. This bridge … in 1867.

A. was building B. were built C. was built

2. Such modern glass high-rise offices … here in 3 or 5 years.

a) will construct B. will be constructed C. were being constructed

3. The East End … by the workers and the poor.

A. inhabited B. will inhabit C. is inhabited

4. The bronze fountain topped by a figure of a winded archer … as Eros, the pagan god of love.

a) is known B. will know C. was knowing

5. This old monument … at the moment.

A. is reconstructed B. is reconstructing C. is being reconstructed

С. Revise your Grammar. Check yourself, consulting the following rules:

the Passive Voice использование: the passive (страдательный залог) используется в тех случаях, когда неизвестен или не важен тот, кто выполнил действие. Более важным является само действие Пример: My watch was stolen. Образование: Present Simple: am / is / are + V3: Пример: Fruit is grown in the south of the country. Past Simple: was / were + V3: Пример: The road was closed because the river flooded. Переход предложения в страдательный залог: Active:They make fresh bread every morning. Passive:Fresh bread is made (by them) every morning.

See also Lessons 6 and 14.