Passive

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

Passives

Active?

Passive?

ACTIVE= He is stealing a bike.

ACTIVE

ONDERWERP = WIE /WAT het doet staat vooraan de zin.

PASSIVE: The bike is stolen.

PASSIVE

DE ACTIE  staat vooraan. NIET wie het doet

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

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.

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

Passive form van Present Simple

(A storm destroys their house)

1. Am/are/is + voltooid deelwoord
2. Am/are/is + being + voltooid deelwoord
3. Was/were + voltooid deelwoord
4. Was/were + being + voltooid deelwoord

Passive form van Present Continuous

(A storm is destroying their house)

1. Am/are/is + voltooid deelwoord
2. Am/are/is + being + voltooid deelwoord
3. Was/were + voltooid deelwoord
4. Was/were + being + voltooid deelwoord

Passive form van Past Simple

(A storm destroyed their house)

1. Am/are/is + voltooid deelwoord
2. Am/are/is + being + voltooid deelwoord
3. Was/were + voltooid deelwoord
4. Was/were + being + voltooid deelwoord

Passive form van Past Continuous

(A storm was destroying their house)

1. Am/are/is + voltooid deelwoord
2. Am/are/is + being + voltooid deelwoord
3. Was/were + voltooid deelwoord
4. Was/were + being + voltooid deelwoord

Passive form van Present Perfect

(A storm has destroyed their house)

1. Has/have + been + voltooid deelwoord
2. Had + been + voltooid deelwoord
3. Was/were + voltooid deelwoord
4. Was/were + being + voltooid deelwoord

Passive form van Past Perfect

(A storm had destroyed their house)

1. Has/have + been + voltooid deelwoord
2. Had + been + voltooid deelwoord
3. Was/were + voltooid deelwoord
4. Was/were + being + voltooid deelwoord

Passive form van Future Tense

(A storm will destroy their house)

1. Has/have + been + voltooid deelwoord
2. Had + been + voltooid deelwoord
3. Will + be + voltooid deelwoord
4. Was/were + being + voltooid deelwoord

Change into active:
Much progress has been made by the city

Change into active:
The cells are grown in this dish

Change into passive:
Thousands of tourists visit the city every year.

Change into passive:
The global recession greatly affected New Orleans.

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

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

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