Passive

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome to today's English lesson!

With Ms Frijns

Table of Contents

Revision: present simple/ continuous, past simple 

Explanation: Passive and active

Work by yourselves

By the end of this lesson, you...

...know what an active and a passive sentence is. 

...know how to make a passive sentence from an active sentence in the present simple. 

...know how to make a passive sentence from an active sentence in the past simple. 

...know how to make a passive sentence from an active sentence in the present continuous. 

Present + Past

zet in de present simple:
I always _____ (to brush) my teeth in the morning.

zet in de present simple:
She ___ (to call) her grandmother every Sunday.

zet in de present continous:
I ____ (to eat) a pizza at the moment.

zet in de present continous:
Listen! Mary ___(to sing) a song.

Put in the correct Past Simple form:
NAC ..... young PSV last week. (to defeat)

Fill in the correct past simple form:
I ....... that movie last night. (to see)

Explanation: Passive and active voice

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I bake a cake. 

Passive: 

Active: The reporter published the news.

Passive: 

Wanneer gebruik je de passive voice?

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I bake a cake. 

Passive: A cake is baked.

Active: The reporter published the news.

Passive: 

Wanneer gebruik je de passive voice?

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I bake a cake. 

Passive: A cake is baked.

Active: The reporter published the news.

Passive: The news was published. 

Wanneer gebruik je de passive voice?

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I bake a cake. 

Passive: A cake is baked.

Active: The reporter published the news.

Passive: The news was published. 

Wanneer gebruik je de passive voice?

1. Wanneer het niet belangrijk is wie iets heeft gedaan. 

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I bake a cake. 

Passive: A cake is baked.

Active: The reporter published the news.

Passive: The news was published. 

Wanneer gebruik je de passive voice?

1. Wanneer het niet belangrijk is wie iets heeft gedaan. 

2. Wanneer de actie belangrijker is dan wie het doet. 

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I bake a cake. 

Passive: A cake is baked.

Hoe maak je de passive voice van een active voice?

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I bake a cake. (Onderwerp - ww - leidend voorwerp)

Passive: A cake is baked. 

Hoe maak je de passive voice van een active voice?

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I bake a cake. (Onderwerp - ww - leidend voorwerp)

Passive: A cake is baked. (Leidend voorwerp - ww)

Hoe maak je de passive voice van een active voice?

Leidend voorwerp + to be + past participle

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I bake a cake. (Onderwerp - ww - leidend voorwerp)

Passive: A cake is baked by me. (Leidend voorwerp - ww)

Hoe maak je de passive voice van een active voice?

Leidend voorwerp + to be + past participle (+ by + onderwerp)

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I tell a story. 

Passive: 

LET OP DE TIJDSVORM!

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I tell a story.  (present simple)

Passive: A story is told. (present simple)

LET OP DE TIJDSVORM!

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I tell a story.  (present simple)

Passive: A story is told by me. (present simple)

LET OP DE TIJDSVORM!

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I told a story.

Passive: 

LET OP DE TIJDSVORM!

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I told a story. (past simple)

Passive: A story was told. (past simple)

LET OP DE TIJDSVORM!

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I told a story. (past simple)

Passive: A story was told by me. (past simple)

LET OP DE TIJDSVORM!

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I am telling a story. 

Passive: 

LET OP DE TIJDSVORM!

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I am telling a story. (present continuous)

Passive: A story is being told. (present continuous)

LET OP DE TIJDSVORM!

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I am telling a story. (present continuous)

Passive: A story is being told by me. (present continuous)

LET OP DE TIJDSVORM!

She reads a book every evening.
A book ... every evening by her.

1. is read
2. was read
3. is being read

He eats dinner at 7 PM.
Dinner ... at 7 PM by him.

1. is ate
2. is eaten
3. is eats
4. is eat

They are watching a movie at home.
A movie ... at home by them.

1. is watched
2. is watched
3. is being watched

She visited her grandmother.
Her grandmother ... by her.

1. is visited
2. was visited
3. is being visited

She is writing a letter to her friend.
A letter... to her friend by her.

1. is written
2. was written
3. is being written

Over to you...

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