I. Exercise on Passive Voice - Present Progressive Rewrite the sentences in passive voice. 1. Sheila is drinking a cup of tea. 2. My father is washing the car. 3. Farmer Joe is milking the cows. 4. She is taking a picture of him. 5. -I am writing a poem. – 6. We are not playing football. 7. He is not wearing a tie. -Is she preparing the party? 8. Are they talking about the meeting? 9. Is she watering the flowers? II. Translate the sentences into Russian 1. The insects are being brushed off the clothes taken from the attic. 2. The door is being hammered at. 3. The workforce is being slashed. 4. Look , the child is being pulled along the street by a suspicious man. 5. Be careful. The roof is being mended. 6. The dinner is being served. 7. The town is being served with contaminated water. 8. What is your home being left for? A rugged life in the desert? 9. Is anything being kept a secret? 10. The factory's production is currently being cut back. 11. Silence. The verdict is being delivered. 12. You are being warned of what might happen. 13. Your repeated lateness is being reported to the boss. 14. She is being invited to exhibit at several French museums. 15. No foreign painters are being exhibited. 16. I am being accused of stealing from my employer. 17. The products are being offered at a very competitive price. 18. Am I being compared with my mother. 19. I am being stung by your mockery. 20. The room is being clean swept.