II. Перепишите и переведите следующие предложения. Определите по грамматическим признакам, какую функцию выполняет окончание – ‘ed’, т. е. служит ли оно:
а) показателем стандартного глагола в Past Indefinite;
б) показателем Participle II от стандартного глагола в функции опре-деления к существительному;
в) частью сказуемого от стандартного глагола в Passive Voice or Per-fect Tense;
г) устоявшимся прилагательным.
1. B. Franklin is acknowledged to have invented a means of protecting against the disastrous effects of lightning – the lightning rod. 2. After many difficulties he at last managed to enter the university. 3. This design was to be worked out by a highly qualified engineer. 4. The American Constitution was finally adopted in 1788. 5. The loosely organized colonies needed a single military commander to unify their forces. 6. An organization’s information management requirements are determined by some factors: two general factors are the environment and size of the organization, and two specific factors are the area and level of the organization. 7. He was a very talented mathematician.

Глагол ‘TO BE’ (быть кем-то, чем-то; находиться где-то)

Infinitive Past Indefinite Participle II
to be was (ед. ч.)
were (мн. ч.) been


спряжение глагола’to be’

Лицо Форма
Present Past Future
I
He
She
It
We
You
They am
is
is
is
are
are
are was
was
was
was
were
were
were shall be
will be
will be
will be
shall be
will be
will be

1) -ed---б)Лицо форма-I amHe/she/it isWe/You/They are ; Present Past- I/He/She/It wasWe/You/They wereFuture- I shall beHe/She/It will beWe shall beYou/They will be