Passive Recap

• Engels
• Voortgezet speciaal onderwijs
• Leerroute 2

Mr Alan ________ Geography at school.

1. teaches
2. teacher
3. were taught
4. was teached

German __________ in Austria.

1. speaks
2. is spoken
3. is speaked
4. speaketh

A lot of houses ___________ by the earthquake in 1906.

1. were destroying
2. destroy
3. have destroyed
4. were destroyed

Henry Ford ________ the assembly line.

1. invented
2. was invented
3. is invented
4. were invented

The bus driver ________ yesterday.

1. hurts
2. were hurt
3. was hurt
4. is hurting

Rewrite Active --> Passive

Mr Tip teaches the pupils in O2A.

The pupils in O2A are taught by Mr Tip.

John painted the house last week.
(you can leave out the 'by phrase')

People drink champagne on New Year’s Eve.
(you can leave out the 'by phrase')

They renovated the restaurant in 2004.
(you can leave out the 'by phrase')

Chefs use these machines to mix the ingredients.
(you can leave out the 'by phrase')

The teachers informed the students that the class had been cancelled.
(you can leave out the 'by phrase')

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