Proeftoets JAD Passive

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• Studiejaar 2

Proeftoets JAD

The active voice

vs. 

The passive voice 

quick quiz

Let's see if you can tell me which tense is used in the following sentences

The birds are flying in the sky.

1. present simple
2. present continuous
3. present perfect
4. future

We have bought a new house in Vancouver.

1. present simple
2. present perfect
3. past simple
4. past perfect

I hope we will see each other again soon.

1. present simple
2. present perfect
3. future
4. past simple

Did you buy apples yesterday when you were at the store?

1. present simple
2. present perfect
3. past simple
4. past perfect

The builders were constructing a new block of flats.

1. present perfect
2. present continuous
3. past perfect
4. past continuous

Jackie doesn't like ice-cream.

1. present simple
2. past simple
3. present perfect
4. past perfect

recognising passive voice

In the next few slides you will see a sentence. 

You have to say whether it is active or passive. 

We are walking in the garden.

1. active
2. passive

The teacher was fired.

1. active
2. passive

The boxes have been unloaded from the back of the truck.

1. active
2. passive

Jamie has lived in New York ever since he was 5.

1. active
2. passive

We were asked so many questions last night by our viewers.

1. active
2. passive

We had visited the cinema before we went to the restaurant.

1. active
2. passive

The chef wasn't paying attention when the food in the pan caught fire.

1. active
2. passive

Spanish is spoken by more than 300 million people.

1. active
2. passive

rewriting: from active to passive

You will see a sentence that you have to change from active voice to passive voice.

Picasso created this painting.

KEY

This painting was created by Picasso.

The teacher told us not to touch anything.

KEY

We were told not to touch anything.

The company is shipping my order tomorrow.

KEY

My order is being shipped tomorrow.

The researchers haven't found a vaccine yet.

KEY

A vaccine hasn't been found yet.

rewriting: from passive to active

You will see a sentence that you have to change from passive voice to active voice.

The deer was being chased by the tiger.

KEY

The tiger was chasing the deer.

two cakes were made by mother yesterday.

KEY

Mother made two cakes yesterday.

A novel has been written by her.

KEY

She has written a novel.

He is taken to hospital by them.

KEY

They take him to hospital,

The end....

The end