Перепишите следующие предложения, подчеркните в каждом из них глагол-сказуемое и определите его видовременную форму и залог. переведите предложения на язык.

1. the news is being reported in all newspapers.
2. the castle was built quite late - in eighteenth century.
3. if he starts speaking the secret will be revealed.
4. at common law, all fair and accurate reports of parliament and the courts are protected by qualified privilege.
5. the candidates from different political parties were being discussed by the electors.
6. according to english law, people are innocent until they are proved guilty.

все ваши предложения в прошедшем времени,поэтому используем past perfect passive.

they said the medicine had been prescribed by the doctor.

  he understood that the house had been robbed by the thieves.

  she said he had been seen the night before with a pretty girl in the club.

  he said that his walkman had been given to him by his mother as

my parents teach me (to do something) 

swift, a famous english writer, was travelling one day on horseback with his servant. the  weather was bad, it was raining, and the roads were muddy. in the  evening the two men came to an inn. before going to bed swift told his servant to clean his boots. but the servant was lazy and did not do it. in the  morning swift asked the servant why he had not cleaned the  boots. "what's the  use of cleaning the boots now? "said the servant. "the  roads are muddy, and the boots will soon be dirty again." "all right,"said the  writer. "let's go. we must continue the  journey." "but i haven't had  breakfast," said the displeased servant." "well, what's the use of giving you  breakfast now? " said swift: "you will soon be hungry again."

at the cinema

olga: i'm looking forward to seeing this movie.

matt: me, too.

olga: i'm glad the cinema is still playing it since we were too busy to see it last week.

matt: did you read any reviews of the movie?

olga: no, i didn't. but i don't care. i want to see brad pitt. he's my favourite actor.

matt: and i want to see julia roberts. she's my favourite actress.