The passive

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

THE PASSIVE

LEARNING GOALS

By the end of this lesson:

• You know how to make sentences, questions and negations with the present simple passive & past simple passive.

THE PASSIVE

We gebruiken de passive (lijdende vorm) in een zin wanneer het niet belangrijk of bekend is wie de handeling verricht. We leggen dus nadruk op wát er gebeurt in plaats van op wíe het doet.

Present simple passive: am/are/is + voltooid deelwoord

Past simple passive: was/were + voltooid deelwoord

Active: The teacher teaches the student.

Passive: The student is taught (by the teacher).

Active: The dog bit the man.

Passive: The man was bitten (by the dog).

HOW TO RECOGNIZE THE PASSIVE

• Wordt een vorm van "to be" gebruikt(am, are, is, was, were)?

• Volgt daarna een voltooid deelwoord?

• Volgt daarna "by + noun / pronoun?" Zo nee, zou dat er achter passen (bijvoorbeeld: by me, by them etc.)

Is al het bovenstaande aanwezig? Dan staat de zin in de passive.

ACTIVE OR PASSIVE?

1. Boys like to play soccer. →
   
2. Cricket is played in Australia. →
   
3. I am given a book. →
   
4. We have lost our keys. →
   
5. You might see dolphins here. →
   
6. They were singing a song in the lesson yesterday. →
   
7. A letter was written to her some days ago. →
   
8. The black bike is being repaired at the moment. →

ACTIVE OR PASSIVE?

1. Boys like to play soccer. → ACTIVE
2. Cricket is played in Australia. → PASSIVE
   
3. I am given a book. → PASSIVE
4. We have lost our keys. → ACTIVE
5. You might see dolphins here. → ACTIVE
6. They were singing a song in the lesson yesterday. → ACTIVE
   
7. A letter was written to her some days ago. → PASSIVE
8. The black bike is being repaired at the moment. → PASSIVE

PRESENT SIMPLE PASSIVE

Maak zinnen met de present simple passive: am/are/is + voltooid deelwoord

1. the documents / print
   
2. the window / open
   
3. the shoes / buy
   
4. the car / wash
   
5. the litter / throw away
   
6. the letter / send
   
7. the book / read
8. the songs / sing

PRESENT SIMPLE PASSIVE

1. The documents are printed.
2. The window is opened.
3. The shoes are bought.
4. The car is washed.
5. The litter is thrown away.
6. The letter is sent.
7. The book is read.
8. The songs are sung.

PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE

Maak zinnen met de past simple passive: was/were + voltooid deelwoord

1. the test / write
   
2. the table / set
   
3. the cat / feed
   
4. the lights / switch on
   
5. the house / build
   
6. dinner / serve
   
7. this computer / sell
8. the car / stop

PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE

1. The test was written.
2. The table was set.
3. The cat was fed.
4. The lights were switched on.
5. The house was built.
6. Dinner was served.
7. This computer was sold.
8. The car was stopped.

THE PASSIVE

Vraagzinnen maken we in de passive door am/are/is/was/were vooraan de zin te zetten.

• The student is taught. -> Is the student taught?
• The man was bitten. -> Was the man bitten?

Ontkenningen maken we door not achter am/are/is/was/were te zetten.

• The student is taught. -> The student is not (isn't) taught.
• The man was bitten. -> The man was not (wasn't) bitten.

THE PASSIVE

Maak vraagzinnen van de eerste vier zinnen, en ontkenningen van de laatste vier zinnen.

• The documents are printed.
• The test was written.
  
• The window is opened.
  
• The table was set.
• The shoes are bought.
  
• The cat was fed.
• The car is washed.
  
• The lights were switched on.

THE PASSIVE

• Are the documents printed?
• Was the test written?
• Is the window opened?
• Was the table set?
• The shoes are not (aren't) bought.
  
• The cat was not (wasn't) fed.
• The car is not (isn't) washed.
  
• The lights were not (weren't) switched on.

LEARNING GOALS

Now you know:

• How to make sentences, questions and negations with the present simple passive & past simple passive.