Контрольная работа №2 по английскому языку для студентов заочной формы 1 курса. Вариант 4
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Ex.1. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на употребление времён групп Indefinite [Present, Past, Future], Continuous [Present, Past, Future] и Perfect [Present, Past, Future] в действительном [Active] и страдательном [Passive] залогах. Выпишите сказуемые и укажите их видовременные формы.
1) During the inflation of 1922-23 in Germany when prices in marks were changing (Past Continuous Active) very quickly, shopkeepers found (Past Simple Active) it more convenient to use US dollars as a unit of account.
Prices were quoted (Past Simple Passive) in dollars though payment was made (Past Simple Passive) in marks.
2) Nowadays, the rapid growth of population in the developing countries is being accompanied (Present Continuous Passive) by a large-scale movement of people from the rural areas to the towns and cities.
It is creating (Present Continuous Active) serious unemployment problems, especially among the younger age groups.
3) Until recently, the price difference between the first and second class tickets on the Spanish Railways had amounted (Past Perfect Active) to 81%.
This difference has been reduced (Present Continuous Passive) considerably; now first class fare is only 30% more expensive than second class.
