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This lesson contains 39 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

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Passives

Slide 1 - Slide

What does "passive" mean?

Slide 2 - Open question

The cat bites the man.

The man is bitten (by the cat)

Slide 3 - Slide

Slide 4 - Slide

What is the subject in this sentence?
The lion bit the man.
(Onderwerp)
The lion bit the man.

Slide 5 - Open question

What is the object in this sentence?
(Leidend voorwerp)
The lion bit the man.

Slide 6 - Open question

Slide 7 - Slide

Slide 8 - 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 9 - Slide

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

Slide 10 - Slide

PASSIVE: The bike is stolen.
PASSIVE
DE ACTIE  staat vooraan. NIET wie het doet

Slide 11 - Slide

Passive exercises
Decide whether the sentence is active or passive.

Slide 12 - Slide

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

Slide 13 - Quiz

They often listen to music
A
passive
B
active

Slide 14 - Quiz

She is reading the newspaper now.
A
passive
B
active

Slide 15 - Quiz

These cars are produced in Japan.
A
passive
B
active

Slide 16 - Quiz

Boys like to play soccer.
A
passive
B
active

Slide 17 - Quiz

Cricket is played in Australia.
A
passive
B
active

Slide 18 - Quiz

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

Slide 19 - Quiz

Passive exercises
Fill in the correct form of the verb.

Slide 20 - Slide

Mr Alan ________ Geography at school.
A
teaches
B
teacher
C
were taught
D
was teached

Slide 21 - Quiz

German __________ in Austria.
A
speaks
B
is spoken
C
is speaked
D
speaketh

Slide 22 - Quiz

A lot of houses ___________ by the earthquake in 1906.
A
were destroying
B
destroy
C
have destroyed
D
were destroyed

Slide 23 - Quiz

Henry Ford ________ the assembly line.
A
invented
B
was invented
C
is invented
D
were invented

Slide 24 - Quiz

The bus driver ________ yesterday.
A
hurts
B
were hurt
C
was hurt
D
is hurting

Slide 25 - Quiz

You should ________ your workbooks to study more.
A
is open
B
was open
C
open
D
opened

Slide 26 - Quiz

Passive exercises
Make you own passive sentence.

Slide 27 - Slide

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

Slide 28 - Open question

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

Slide 29 - Open question

Make this sentence active:
The boats were cleaned by the men.

Slide 30 - Open question

Make this sentence passive:
We study English.

Slide 31 - Open question

Make this sentence active:
The staff was trained by their managers.

Slide 32 - Open question

Name 2 things you've learned today.

Slide 33 - Open question

Do you think that this lesson was enough for you to understand the passive
A
yes, I got it.
B
no, I still do not understand anything.
C
Well, maybe?
D
I did not pay any attention today.

Slide 34 - Quiz

More exercises
If you feel that you still need to practice more, go and do the online exercises after this slide.

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