Краткий ответ:
- The first television was made by John Logie Baird from old cars, bicycle parts, lenses and other things.
- The first TV was demonstrated by Baird in 1925.
- The first television service was opened in Britain in 1936.
- Colour television was first used in the United States in 1956.
- In the early days of television, television sets were bought by few people because they were expensive.
- New technology was soon developed and a lot of TV stations were built.
- Programmes are shown in forty different languages as well as in English by the BBC’s World Service.
- TV programmes are published in the TV Times, a popular weekly magazine.
- Nowadays televisions can be found in practically every family.
- A lot of programmes are always devoted to sport.
- New programmes will be introduced by TV companies in the near future.
Как образуется Passive Voice
В пассивном залоге дополнение активного предложения становится подлежащим:
\[ \text{подлежащее} + \text{be} + V_3 \]
Время сохраняется:
- Past Simple:
was/were + V₃
made → was made, bought → were bought - Present Simple:
am/is/are + V₃
shows → are shown - с модальным глаголом:
can be + V₃
can find → can be found - Future Simple:
will be + V₃
will introduce → will be introduced
Например:
\[ \text{TV companies will introduce new programmes.} \]
\[ \text{New programmes will be introduced by TV companies.} \]
Слова by them, by people, by you часто можно опустить, если исполнитель действия неизвестен или неважен.