Passive

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

What does "passive" mean?

The cat bites the man.

The man is bitten (by the cat).

Wat is het onderwerp in deze zin?

The lion bit the man.

The lion bit the man.

Wat is het lijdend voorwerp in deze zin?

The lion bit the man.

Hoe herken je een 'passive sentence'?

1.   Wordt er een vorm van 'to be' gebruikt?

     (am/are/is/was/were). 

2.  Wordt dat gevolgd door een voltooid

      deelwoord?

3.  Wordt het gevolgd door 'by + zelfstandig

      naamwoord of persoonlijk voornaamwoord?

      Zo niet, kan het worden aangevuld met 

      'by zombies'?

Op alle vragen 'ja' geantwoord? 

Congratulations, you have a passive sentence!

ACTIVE= He steals 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

Beslis of de zin 'active' of 'passive' is.

The Government is planning a new road near my house.

1. passive
2. active

They often listen to music

1. passive
2. active

She is reading the newspaper now.

1. passive
2. active

These cars are produced in Japan.

1. passive
2. active

Boys like to play soccer.

1. passive
2. active

Cricket is played in Australia.

1. passive
2. active

The friends have thrown a big party for her.

1. passive
2. active

The search is stopped because of the storm.

1. passive
2. active

Fill in the correct form of the verb.

Mr Alan ________ geography at school.

1. teaches
2. teacher
3. were taught
4. was teached

German __________ in Austria.

1. speaks
2. is spoken
3. is speaked
4. speaketh

A lot of houses ___________ by the earthquake in 1906.

1. were destroying
2. destroy
3. have destroyed
4. were destroyed

Henry Ford ________ the assembly line.

1. invented
2. was invented
3. is invented
4. were invented

The bus driver ________ yesterday.

1. hurts
2. were hurt
3. was hurt
4. is hurting

You should ________ your workbooks to study more.

1. is open
2. was open
3. open
4. opened

Houses ________________ .

1. have being built
2. have been built
3. have being build
4. have been build

Passive exercises

Make you own passive sentence.

Make a passive.
Start with 'A goal..

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