the passive

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome

Peerfeedback: 

Babet

Meleny 

Sander 

lets look at these sentences 

- Jack builds a house 

- A house is built (by Jack) 

- The cleaner has cleaned the office

- The office has been cleaned (by the cleaner)

Is this sentence active or passive?
I decorated the living room last year.

1. Active
2. Passive

The furniture was bought at a local market.

1. Active
2. Passive

The police were called just after midnight.

1. Active
2. Passive

John collects money

John = subject 

collects = verb 

money = object 

new subject = object 

simple present 

 is/are + past participle 

Money is collected (by John)

Anna opened the window.

subject = Anna

verb = opened

object = the window 

new subject = the window 

simple past

was/were + past participle

The window was opened (by Anna)

My father is washing the car.

subject = my father

verb = is washing

object = the car

new subject = the car

present continuous

is being/are being + past participle

the car is being washed (by my father)

They have not read the book

subject = they

verb = have not read

object = the book

new subject = the book

present perfect 

has been/ have been + past participle

the book has not been read (by them)