the passive

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

The passive

19-03-2024

Today

- You are going to learn about the passive

- You are going to practice with the passive

What do you notice about this video?

We use the present simple passive or past simple passive when:

• We want to focus on the action more than the person who does or did the action.
  The bridge is repaired. 
  
  
• When we don't want to say who does or did the action, or when it is obvious who did it.
  Sara's hair was cut.
  
  
• When we know or want to mention who did it, we use by. 
  The articles are written by the students.
  
  

How do we make the passive

Present simple passive:

- am/is/are + past participle

- the river is cleaned every year.

Past simple passive:

- was/were + past participle

- The book was published in 2017. 

The English language _________ (to speak) all around the world.

1. has been spoken
2. is spoken
3. was spoken
4. are spoken

Make this sentence passive:
My father built our house.

Make this sentence passive:
The delivery man delivered a parcel last night

Make this sentence passive:
I do my homework every night.

For the next 15 minutes

• do exercises 1, 2, 3, 6 on page 72 
• if you have any questions, ask me
• work individually

Inventions game

• in pairs, think of an invention that you use in your daily life.
• Come up with at least 5 passive sentences about your invention
• After 10 minutes you will give a presentation about your invention using the passive.