Past Simple Passive

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Today's Programme

1. Passive Recap
   
2. Past Simple Passive
   

Lesson Objective:

- You know what a 'passive' sentence is and can create passive sentences in the present and past simple. 

Lesson Objective:

- You know what a 'passive' sentence is and can create passive sentences in the present and past simple. 

Why do we use the Passive?

RULE: Use the passive when it ____ who does the action, or when we don't know who does it.

1. is important
2. isn't important

Why a Passive?

1. The 'object' of an action is made important.

Active: People make most cars in Asia.

Passive: Most cars are made in Asia.

Why a Passive?

2. The 'agent' of an action is unknown or irrelevant.

Active: The police arrest many thieves in supermarkets.

Passive: Many thieves in supermarkets are arrested (by the police).

Exercise Discussion

Please go to page 41 of your Student Book 

And take your answers in front of you

d.2. How many emails ____ (write) every day?

d.3. Chocolate ____ (sell) in almost every country in the world.

d.4.

• isn't grown 
• is grown

d.5.

• are ... sent

d.6.

• are made

e.2. The litter ...

e.3. A lot ...

e.4. Too much ...

e.5.

• Thousands of letters are delivered.

e.6.

• Are successful films made in Hollywood?

Now something NEW!!!

Fill in the gap:
Mr Tip ____ (born) in 1988.

The first Harry Potter book ___ (publish) in 1997.

My bicycle ____ (steal) last night.

Past Simple Passive

'was' or 'were' 

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Past Participle (= volt.dlw)

Many native americans were killed by Christopher Columbus and his men.

The students ___ (teach) English class by mrs. Groen yesterday.

Make the sentence passive:
The carpenter fixed the broken roof.

Make the sentence passive:
Claire cleaned the house thoroughly.

Can you make a passive sentence
in the present simple? Use 'bananas'

Can you make your own Past Simple Passive starting with 'America ...'

Can you make a passive sentence in the
past simple? Use 'the first aeroplane'

I know what a 'passive' sentence is and can create passive sentences in present and past simple.

1. Yes
2. No
3. Almost

Exercises for next class:   2f (p.41) & 2bc (p.55)

Extra Practice

Please find a lot of online practice material on the next three slides.

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