Passive voice

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

At the end of this lesson...

... you will know the difference between active and passive sentences.

... you will know how to write a passive sentence in English.

Active - Passive

My sister took the photo.

The photo was taken.

Active sentence

My sister took the photo.

Passive sentence

The photo was taken.

Active sentence

My sister took the photo.

Passive sentence

The photo was taken (by my sister).

Passive Voice

Ik word genoemd

Ik werd genoemd

Ik ben gefotografeerd

Ik zal worden gevraagd

I am mentioned

I was mentioned

I have been photographed

I will be asked

De studenten zijn vorige week geïnformeerd.

• The students were informed last week. 

De laatste laptop is net verkocht.

• The last laptop has just been sold.

De kantoren worden altijd 's avonds schoongemaakt. 

• The offices are always cleaned in the evening.

What's next?

• Try finishing your workbook assignments
• Check your answers on exercise 101