Passive voice

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

The photo ... by my sister.

1. takes
2. was taken
3. took
4. has taken

what do you call such a sentence?

1. Active sentence
2. Passive sentence

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

The wolf ... by some local hunters.
(werd gespot)

The new phone ... on the market tomorrow. (zal gebracht worden)

The police ... right after the robbery.
(werd gebeld)

Er wordt gezegd

• This book ... to be ideal for kids with dyslexia.
• This book is said to be ideal for kids with dyslexia.

Er werd gezegd

• It ... that this car would be the fastest. 
• It was said that this car would be the fastest.

Make the sentence passive

• Some people think that our planet is flat.
• It ... that our planet is flat. 
• It is thought that our planet is flat.

Make the sentence passive

• Experts have reported that there may be water on Mars. 
• It ... that there may be water on Mars
• It has been reported that our planet is flat.

Make the sentence passive

• They expected the new rules would make things better.
• It ... that the new rules would make things better.
• It was expected that the new rules would make things better.