Passive Voice - Lijdende Vorm

Bram Eekman
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This lesson contains 21 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

time-iconLesson duration is: 30 min

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Bram Eekman

Slide 1 - Slide

Who still remembers:
What is the passive voice?

Slide 2 - Mind map

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

Slide 3 - Poll

What is the difference between these sentences?
1
2

Slide 4 - Slide

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 

Slide 5 - Slide

Active vs Passive Voice: more examples

Slide 6 - Slide

Active Voice
(bedrijvende vorm)

Het onderwerp voert een actie uit.
I paint the room.
Passive Voice
(lijdende vorm)

Het onderwerp overkomt iets.

The room was painted (by me).
En daardoor verandert de werkwoordstijd en wisselen zinsdelen van plek.

Slide 7 - Slide

Difference Active vs Passive Voice

Slide 8 - Slide

How to recognise the Passive Voice?
PASSIVE VOICE: always consists of
  1. form of the auxiliary TO BE + a past participle 
    for example: is arrested, has been stolen, will be made

  2. sometimes a by-clause with the doer of the action
    for example: by the police, by my sister, by teachers

Slide 9 - Slide

1/3 'This room has been painted blue.'
A
Passive
B
Active

Slide 10 - Quiz

2/3 The Government is planning a new road near my house.
A
passive
B
active

Slide 11 - Quiz

3/3 'The search will be stopped because of the storm.'
A
Passive
B
Active

Slide 12 - Quiz

How do you make the Passive Voice?

Slide 13 - Slide

Transformation Active to Passive Voice

Slide 14 - Slide

Tense changes Active to Passive Voice

Slide 15 - Slide

How to change an Active Voice into the Passive Voice?

Slide 16 - Slide

ACTIVE to PASSIVE VOICE in small steps
The police arrested my brother yesterday.
  1. Object becomes subject > My brother ...
  2. Choose form of TO BE same tense as verb (simple past) > was > My brother was ...
  3. Select the past participle form of the main verb: arrested My brother was arrested ...
  4. Add BY + subject > My brother was arrested by the police ... 
  5. Add rest> My brother was arrested by the police yesterday.

Slide 17 - Slide

1/3. Change into a passive voice:
Somebody smashed the window with a brick.

Slide 18 - Open question

2/3. Change into a passive voice:
We will discuss the rest tomorrow.

Slide 19 - Open question

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

Slide 20 - Poll

Practise with the Passive Voice
  1. Open your CB
  2. Go to the online environment of Of Cours
  3. Go to Unit 4, Lesson 5
  4. Make exercises 7, 8 & 9

Slide 21 - Slide