From Active to Passive

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

From Active to Passive: Learning to Change Sentences

Learning Objective

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to change active sentences into passive using simple present and simple past.

Introduce the learning objective and explain why it is important to know how to change active sentences into passive.

What do you already know about active and passive sentences?

Active Sentences

The subject of the sentence performs the action.

Example: John eats hamburgers.

Define what active sentences are and give examples. Ask students to give examples of active sentences.

Passive Sentences

The subject of the sentence receives the action. Example:

The hamburger is eaten by John.

Define what passive sentences are and give examples. Ask students to identify the subject and the object in the sentence.

Simple Present Active

Subject + verb + object. Example:

John eats hamburgers.

Remind students of what simple present active sentences look like. Ask students to think of more examples.

Simple Present Passive

Subject + am/is/are + past participle. Example:

 The hamburger is eaten by John.

Explain how to change simple present active sentences into passive. Give examples and ask students to practice.

Simple Past Active

Subject + verb + object. Example:

Jane wrote the book.

Remind students of what simple past active sentences look like. Ask students to think of more examples.

Simple Past Passive

Subject + was/were + past participle. Example:

The book was written by Jane.

Explain how to change simple past active sentences into passive. Give examples and ask students to practice.

Change the following active sentence into passive:
Sarah eats an apple.

Change the following active sentence into passive:
Change the following active sentence into passive: Tom walks the dog.

Change the following active sentence into PAST passive:
The teacher graded the tests.

Change the following active sentence into PAST passive:
Steven Spielberg directed the movie.

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Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.