Put the verbs in brackets in the correct passive tense. (Поставьте глаголы в скобках в нужную форму страдательного залога.)
THE MOSCOW KREMLIN. Did you know…?
• The word 'kremlin' 1) .................... (use) to describe a Russian castle or fortress. The Moscow Kremlin is the best known Kremlin of all.
• The wall around the Moscow Kremlin dates back to 1156, and at first it 2) .......................... (make) of wood.
• Since then, it 3) .......................... (rebuild) with stones.
• The Kremlin 4) .......................... (use) as the centre of Russian government until 1712.
• Four palaces and four cathedrals are some of the structures that can 5) .......................... (see) at the Kremlin.
• In 1990, the Moscow Kremlin 6) .......................... (name) a World Heritage Site.
• It 7) .......................... (estimate) that over a million people visit the Kremlin every year and it 8) .......................... (visit) by many more tourists in the future.
Страдательный залог: to be + третья форма глагола (V
- Общий факт, настоящее время: Present Simple Passive — is used.
- «at first» (сначала) — прошлое: Past Simple Passive — was made (make — made).
- «Since then» (с тех пор) — до настоящего момента: Present Perfect Passive (have/has been + V
) — has been rebuilt. - «until
» — прошлое: was used. - После модального глагола can — инфинитив без to: can be seen (be + V
). - «In
» — конкретный год в прошлом: was named. - Общеизвестная оценка, настоящее время: is estimated — «подсчитано, что…».
- «in the future» (в будущем) — Future Simple Passive (will be + V
): will be visited.
