Use and Non-Use of the Passive

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 4,5

I will be hit is....

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

active / passive?
Alan teaches geography.

1. active
2. passive

Active/passive?
The farmer milked the cows

1. Active
2. Passive

Houses have been built.

1. Active
2. Passive

Is this sentence active or passive?

That letter was written by my grandmother.

1. Active
2. Passive

Which is the correct passive form of:
The dog was eating my homework.

1. My homework was eating the dog.
2. My homework was being eaten by the dog.
3. My homework is being eaten by the dog.
4. My homework was eaten by the dog.

Active = She pays a lot of money.
Passive =

1. A lot of many has been payed by her
2. A lot of money is being payed by her
3. A lot of money is payed by her
4. A lot of money is going to be payed by her

Choose the correct passive form:
My class named me the student of the month

1. I was name the student of the month (by my class)
2. I be named the student of the month (by my class)
3. I was named the student of the month (by my class)
4. I am named the student of the month (by my class)

Which one is correct passive?
James was working on the project when his teacher stopped him.

1. James was being worked on the project when his teacher ....
2. The project was worked on when his teacher ....
3. The project was being worked on when ...
4. James was worked on by the project when ....

Which one is the correct passive?
I work on my essay.

1. My essay was worked on by me.
2. My essay is worked on by me.

Grammar review: Passive

Evaluate yourself

3 Note the passive of -ing forms.

Don't you ever worry about being attacked?

He was upset at having been omitted from the final list.

4 The passive infinitive form (without to) is often used after modal verbs. 

There is no limit to what can be achieved.

I very much doubt whether he will be allowed to continue.

I really think he should be given another opportunity.

Find and correct the mistake. Look at the last two words.
I was terrified - we could be killed

Find and correct the mistake.
Have been stung by bees, she has no love of insects.

Find and correct the mistake.
The cat was disappeared one morning and we haven't seen him since.

Rewrite the sentence. There are two ways to do this. Do both. Everyone knows that the fugitives are in Spain.

Sleep de blauwe vakken naar de juiste rode vakken om de headline compleet te maken

Birthday card ... ten years late.

Finger ... in bag of popcorn

Robber's address ....... at crime scene

Criminal ... while reporting stolen car at police station

Woman ... $500 for speeding on her bicycle.

Baby ... after internet address

fined

arrested

found

named

left

delivered

What does this mean?
The suspect's girlfriend got arrested.

1. The suspect caused his girlfriend to be arrested
2. The girlfriend was arrested