The Passive

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Read in complete silence 

Work together in pairs

figure out the 10 words you don't know

active voice = bedrijvende vorm

passive voice = lijdende vorm

Hoe maak je een passive zin

PRESENT  SIMPLE

Active sentence:    We learn English.

Passive sentence: English is learnt (by us).

Vertaling                    Engels wordt geleerd. 

PAST SIMPLE

Active sentence:        Peter caught a big fish.

Negative sentence:  A big fish was caught (by Peter). 

Vertaling:                      Een groet vis werd gevangen (door Peter). 

Hoe maak je een passive zin?

1. het voorwerp vooraan zetten.

onderwerp achteraan, het is niet belangrijk wie iets doet

er wordt iets gedaan met het voorwerp

2. vorm van 'to be' toevoegen.
am/are/is/was/were/be
Kijk goed in welke werkwoordtijd de zin staat.

3. Tweede werkwoord veranderen naar een voltooid deelwoord.

active / passive?
Alan teaches geography.

1. active
2. passive

active / passive?

Houses have been built.

1. Active
2. Passive

active / passive?
That letter was written by my grandmother.

1. Active
2. Passive

active / passive?

Did my sister walk home alone?

1. Active
2. Passive

Welke van deze zinnen is een PASSIVE?

1. I walked to school yesterday
2. Last month my father bought a book for me
3. The letter was sent an hour ago
4. A man stole my wallet

Welke van deze zinnen is een passive?

1. My homework was eating the dog.
2. My homework was being eaten by the dog.
3. My homework is being eaten by the dog.
4. My homework was eaten by the dog.

The can ____ just recently. (is geopend)

1. was opened
2. is being opened
3. has been opened
4. is opened

Lots of books ... (read) by children in 1890.

1. are read
2. is read
3. were read
4. have been read

Work on the handout

You work in pairs. Find the correct answer together. 

The secretary writes an email

The musicians play another song

The emails are sent by the secretary now

The songs are played in a different order

Active

Passive

Het boek is in 1999 uitgegeven.

Make passive:
She has taken a nice selfie.

Make passive:
They write a letter

Make a passive:
Those cars ... (make) since 1876.

Make passive:
He is playing a computer game.

Hoe maak je een passive vorm?

More exercises - present simple

1. Somebody prefers chocolate.
   
2. Somebody plays loud music.
3. Somebody speaks English here.
4. Somebody loves the London parks.
5. Somebody reads a lot of books.
6. Somebody cooks dinner every day.
7.  Somebody cleans the classroom every day

 exercises in the Past simple

1. Somebody cleaned the rooms.
2. Somebody fixed the laptop.
3. Somebody built that house.
4. Somebody wrote Esio Trot.
5. Somebody stole my iPad.
6. Somebody closed the windows.