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Passives
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Slide 1 - Slide

What makes a sentence passive?
'to be' + past participle (volt. dlw) makes a passive sentence

Active: The teacher teaches the student.
Passive: The student is taught (by the teacher).

Active: The dog bit the man.
Passive: The man was bitten (by the dog).

Slide 2 - Slide

How to recognize a passive sentence...
- check if there is a form of 'to be' used (am, are, is, was, were, been)
- is it followed by a participle (voltooid deelwoord)?
- is it followed by 'by + noun or pronoun? If not, can it be followed by 'by zombies'?
Are all answers 'yes'? Congratulations, you have a passive sentence.

Slide 3 - Slide

ACTIVE= He steals a bike.
Steals = present simple
ACTIVE
ONDERWERP = WIE /WAT het doet staat vooraan de zin.

Slide 4 - Slide

PASSIVE: The bike is stolen.

Is (form of 'to be') = present simple
stolen = voltooid deelwoord
PASSIVE
DE ACTIE  staat vooraan. NIET wie het doet

Slide 5 - Slide

Boys like to play soccer.
A
passive
B
active

Slide 6 - Quiz

This room has been painted blue.
A
passive
B
active

Slide 7 - Quiz

Cricket is played in Australia.
A
passive
B
active

Slide 8 - Quiz

The friends have been looking forward to meeting her.
A
passive
B
active

Slide 9 - Quiz

The Government is planning a new road near my house.
A
passive
B
active

Slide 10 - Quiz

Make a passive. Start with 'the oranges'...

Slide 11 - Open question

Make a passive. Start with 'a goal'...

Slide 12 - Open question

Make a passive. Start with 'the girl...'

Slide 13 - Open question

Lesson 2: Passives

Slide 14 - Slide

Drag and drop the passive sentence(s) into the box.
The man is eating his bread.
The thief was caught by the police.
The government was shut down.

Slide 15 - Drag question

Slide 16 - Link

Slide 17 - Link

Slide 18 - Link

Slide 19 - Link