Passive

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

The Passive

The Passive

The passive voice is used when the 'do-er' of the action is unknown or unimportant:

They built this church in 1709. - This church was built in 1709

OR

When the do-er of the action is very important, strange or special:

The teacher bullied me. - I was bullied by the teacher.

Every tense has its own version of the passive

I love my mom.

I loved my mom.

I have loved my mom.

I had loved my mom.

corresponds with:

My mom is loved.

My mom was loved.

My mom has been loved.

My mom had been loved.

He opens the door.

He is opening the door.

He will open the door.

He will have opened the door.

The door will be opened.

The door will have been opened.

The door is opened.

The door is being opened.

When you turn an active sentence into a passive, you use 'to be' + past participle (volt. dw).

She is making a lovely cake.

is making - present continuous

present cont. van 'to be'- is being

A lovely cake is being made (by her).

I've done the dishes.

1. The dishes are done.
2. The dishes have been done.
3. The dishes had been done.
4. The dishes are being done.

Someone ate all my chocolate!

1. All my chocolate has been eaten!
2. All my chocolate is eaten!
3. All my chocolate was eaten!
4. All my chocolate was ate!

Trick question ;-)
if you turn this sentence:
'I gave my mom a gift.'
into the passive, what would be the new subject?

indirect object

'I gave my mom a gift.'

You can make two passive sentences:

My mom was given a gift (by me). (IO)

A gift was given to my mom (by me). (DO)

Direct object; answers the question 'who or what'.

indirect object; answers the question 'to or for who or what' (meewerkend voorwerp)

She bought him sweets.

He has stubbed his toe.

They are building a new office.

Someone had given Sue a hickey.

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