H5B Passive

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3-6

Passive or Active? (H5B)

What makes a sentence passive?

What is the subject in this sentence?

The lion bit the man.

(Onderwerp)

The lion bit the man.

What is the object in this sentence?

The lion bit the man.

Try to make the following sentence passive:

The lion bit the man.

Passive sentences in 5 steps

1. Identify the subject, verb and object 
   
2. Identify the tense by looking at the verb
   
3. Use object as new subject 
   
4. Add form of 'to be' and change verb into past participle
   
5. Add rest of the sentence and agent if needed
   

The lion bit the man.     -->    The man was bitten by the lion.

Why Passive?

- To emphasise the 'victim' of an action

- When the 'agent' is irrelevant or unknown

The man was bitten by the lion.

Milk is made by farmers.

The thief was arrested (by the police).

Most cars are made in Asia.

am/ is/ are + past participle

Active

Someone cleans the office everyday 

My boss doesn't ask me to work late.

Passive

The office is cleaned every day. 

I am not asked by my boss to work late.

was/ were + past participle

Active

Someone painted our house last month.

The noise did not wake me up.

Passive

Our house was painted last month.

I was not woken up by the noise.

have/has been + past participle

Active

UPS has delivered the letters. 

Thomas has written many books. 

Passive

The letters have been delivered by UPS. 

Many books have been written by Thomas. 

will/can + be + past participle

Active

The police will arrest the thief as soon as possible.

The supermarkets can sell the products when they arrive.

Passive

The thief will be arrested as soon as possible. 

The products can be sold when they arrive.

The Government is planning a new road near my house.

1. passive
2. active

'Boys like to play soccer.'

1. Passive
2. Active

'This room has been painted blue.'

1. Passive
2. Active

'Cricket is played in Australia.'

1. Passive
2. Active

'The friends have been looking forward to meeting her.'

1. Passive
2. Active

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

1. Passive
2. Active

Make the sentence passive:
Mr Jones teaches the pupils of H5B.

Make the sentence passive:
Mr Jones has taught them for four months now.

Make the sentence passive:
Mr Jones will teach them the coming months as well.

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

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

Practice 

Easy

https://www.english-4u.de/en/grammar-exercises/passive3.htm

intermediate

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/passive-exercise-5.html

Advanced

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/passive_quiz.htm