3HV Passive

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• Leerjaar 3

Passive

Active - focus op wat het onderwerp van de zin doet. 

Passive - focus op wat het onderwerp van de zin ondergaat. 

Passive structure: to be (tegenwoordige of verleden tijd) + Voltooid deelwoord (+ ed / 3e rijtje)

Passive 

	Active	Passive
present simple	I do the homework. She eats the apples.	The homework is done (by me). The apples are eaten (by her).
	werkwoord present	am/is/are + voltooid deelwoord
past simple	I did the homework. She ate the apples.	The homework was done (by me). The apples were eaten (by her).
	werkwoord past	was/were + voltooid deelwoord

Active - Passive

A thief stole my bike.

My bike was stolen (by a thief).

I read this book a long time ago.

1. Passive
2. Active

Shane was asked to play the main character

1. Passive
2. Active

My parents expected problems.

1. Passive
2. Active

Next exercise

Fill in the correct Passive form: 

Present Simple Passive

or
Past Simple Passive

This picture ___ (take) at John's birthday party last week.

English ___ (speak) by millions of people all over the world.

A letter ____ (write) by Rita.

These shoes ____ (buy) yesterday.

I threw the litter away -->
The litter _____ (throw) away.