The Passive (lijdende vorm)

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The Passive (lijdende vorm)

Vwo/Havo 3

 Passive

Bij de lijdende vorm is het niet belangrijk wie iets doet, maar de actie is wel belangrijk. Dus wat er gebeurt.

Someone broke our kitchen window. > active
Our kitchen window was broken. > passive

Lijdende vorm

Het onderwerp van de zin ondergaat iets.

Het onderwerp voert de actie niet uit.

Example

Our kitchen window was broken by a burglar.

Hoe maak je een passive zin?

1. Het lijdend voorwerp uit de active zin vooraan zetten.

(wordt dus onderwerp!)

2. vorm van 'to be' toevoegen in de juiste tijd
am/are/is voor present simple

was/were voor past simple
Kijk goed in welke tijd de zin staat.
3. Werkwoord veranderen in een voltooid deelwoord.

(= derde rijtje of -ed)

Present simple passive

present simple  (o.t.t.)> am/are/is + voltooid deelwoord 

The police arrest Jim. 

 Jim is arrested by the police.

Past simple passive

past simple (o.v.t.)> was/were + voltooid deelwoord  

The police arrested Jim.

Jim was arrested by the police

Modal verbs passive

Hulpwerkwoord (will, can, could, must, would)> + be + voltooid deelwoord

The police will arrest Jim.

Jim will be arrested by the police.

Examples

The door is opened.  > is + voltooid deelwoord
The shoplifter was caught.  > was + voltooid deelwoord

The case will be heard next week. > will + be + voltooid dw
The door can be locked now. > can+ be + volt dw.

Wie toevoegen

Wil je toevoegen 'wie' de actie uitvoert?

Dan kan je  'by' toe voegen en daarna de persoon/ding achter aan de zin te zetten.

The shoplifter was caught by the police.

The shop ____ yesterday.

1. was opened
2. is being opened
3. has been opened
4. is opened

Change the sentence to passive:
He catches two fish every day.

1. Two fish will be catched every day by him.
2. Two fish will be caught by him every day.
3. Two fish are caught by him every day.
4. Two fish were catched by him every day.

Change the sentence to passive:
My friend ate all my popcorn last night.

1. My friend has eaten all my popcorn .
2. All my popcorn is eaten by my friend.
3. All my popcorn was eaten by my friend.
4. All the popcorn was eated by my friend.

Verander naar passive:
People hack websites a lot.

Verander naar passive:
My grandfather built this house in 1943.

Verander naar passive:
The cleaner cleaned the office.

Verander naar passive:
Anne will write a great book next year.