Active & passive voice

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 5

What makes a sentence passive?

How well do you understand
the Passive Voice?

No longer know what it is

Can recognise it

Know difference between active and passive voice

Can use the passive voice

Can explain the passive voice

What is the difference between these sentences?

1

2

Difference between Active & Passive Voice

1. ACTIVE VOICE: nadruk op WIE iets doet of heeft gedaan
2. PASSIVE VOICE: nadruk niet op WIE iets, maar op WAT er is gebeurd 

1/3 'This room has been painted blue.'

1. Passive
2. Active

2/3 The Government is planning a new road near my house.

1. passive
2. active

3/3 'The search will be stopped because of the storm.'

1. Passive
2. Active

Opdracht

• Scan de tekst en onderstreep de passives
• Vergelijk je antwoorden met die van je buurman/buurvrouw
• Hoeveel passives staan erin? 
• In welke tijd staan de passives? 
• Maak de passives actief

Active vs Passive Voice: more examples

Active Voice

(bedrijvende vorm)

Het onderwerp voert een actie uit.

I paint the room.

Passive Voice

(lijdende vorm)

Het onderwerp overkomt iets.

The room is painted (by me).

En daardoor verandert de werkwoordstijd en wisselen zinsdelen van plek.

Difference Active vs Passive Voice

How do you make the Passive Voice?

Turn into a passive:
The reporter writes a news article.

Turn into a passive:
The company hired new workers last year.

Turn into a passive:
They have already discussed the book.

Transformation Active to Passive Voice

Tense changes Active to Passive Voice

How well do you understand
the Passive Voice now?

No longer know what it is

Can recognise it

Know difference between active and passive voice

Can use the passive voice

Can explain the passive voice