Passives part 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Today: the passive 

What is a passive sentence

When to use a passive sentence

How to create a passive sentence

Lees de onderstaande zinnen en bepaal het onderwerp van de zin

The criminals were arrested. 

London is visited by millions of tourists every year

You will be given detention for this! 

His leg was broken in a car accident 

You must be tested to go to the concert

The passive is being explained to us 

In blauw: de onderwerpen. De hoofdwerkwoorden staan rood gemarkeerd. Voeren de onderwerpen het hoofdwerkwoord zelf uit? 

The criminals were arrested. 

London is visited by millions of tourists every year

You will be given detention for this! 

His leg was broken in a car accident 

You must be tested to go to the concert

The passive is being explained to us 

Passive

object

subject

Wat is een passive? 

Een passive (passieve zin) is een zin waarin het onderwerp zelf niks doet, dus het voert het werkwoord niet uit. 

Het onderwerp ondergaat de handeling, het werkwoord wordt met het onderwerp gedaan. 

The thieves were arrested. 

Wanneer gebruik je een passive? 

Ten eerste: zo min mogelijk. Een passive haalt de vaart uit de zin en klinkt vaak niet mooi. 

Wanneer dan wel? 
- Als wat er gebeurt (en met wie) veel belangrijker is dan wie het doet.

- Als je niet weet wie het doet, alleen dat het gebeurt. 

- Om afstand te nemen van wat er gebeurt. Populair bij politici. 
"Mistakes were made" ipv "I made a mistake" 

- Op toetsen, om te laten zien dat je hem indien nodig kunt gebruiken. 

Hoe vorm ik een passive 

Een passive bestaat ALTIJD uit: 

- een vorm van het werkwoord "to be"

- het voltooid deelwoord van een hoofdwerkwoord (3e rijtje) 

Wij beginnen met de present simple, past simple en na modal verbs. 

LET OP: als je in een actieve zin een bepaalde werkwoordstijd zou moeten gebruiken, gebruik je in de bijbehorende passive dezelfde tijd! I bought milk / Milk was bought 

Passive 

	Active	Passive
present simple	I do the homework. She eats the apples.	The homework is done (by me). The apples are eaten (by her).
	werkwoord present	am/is/are + voltooid deelwoord
past simple	I did the homework. She ate the apples.	The homework was done (by me). The apples were eaten (by her).
	werkwoord past	was/were + voltooid deelwoord
	I

Choose the correct passive.

She writes poems.

1. Poems are written by her.
2. Poems were written by her.
3. Poems are being written by her.
4. Poems have been written by her.

Active: They make cloth.

Passive:

1. Cloth is made.
2. Cloth was made.
3. Cloth has been made .
4. Cloth had been made.

Wat is een correcte Passive?

1. The class transforms
2. The class has transformed
3. The class is transforming
4. The class is transformed

They are going to release him.
Passive =

1. he will be released
2. him is released
3. he is going to be released
4. he has been released

Active = She pays a lot of money.
Passive =

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

Wat is de passive van deze zin:
The dog bit me.

1. I have been bitten by the dog.
2. I am bitten by the dog.
3. I will be bitten by the dog.
4. I was bitten by the dog.

passive/active:
That picture ___ by my grandmother

1. was painted
2. painted

passive/active:
I knew why I ___

1. am chosen
2. was chosen

A police officer fined me

passive =

1. me was fined
2. I was fined
3. I am being fined
4. me had been fined

passive/active:
those pyramids ___ around 400 AD

1. are built
2. were built

Passive:
The school ......................in 1991.( build)

1. is built
2. was built

Passive / active:
The film ...................(shoot) in Texas.

1. shot
2. was shot

Kies de juiste Passive:

Active: I learnt the passive!

1. The passive was learnt by me.
2. The passive was being learnt by me.
3. The passive learned me
4. The passive had been learnt by me.

Passive: Portuguese ___________ in Brazil.

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

passive/active:
she ___ of spiders

1. is frightened
2. frightened

passive/active:
the problem ___ to the children

1. explained
2. was explained

In de passive staat altijd een...

1. heel werkwoord
2. infinitief
3. voltooid deelwoord
4. ww+ing

The girl ........ (take) to hospital after she had had an accident.

Our house ........... (sell) by the realtor yesterday

The Chinese Wall ............... (visit) by loads of tourists every year

The new Guardians of the Galaxy movie ........ (release) in 2022.

If you drive 200 km per hour you .................... (give) a hefty fine.

Ik begrijp wanneer ik een passive moet gebruiken en hoe hij eruit ziet.

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Oefening 

Oefeningen (klik de links)

1) Verschil tussen active enpassive

2) Maak zinnen met present passive

3) Maak zinnen met present of past simple passive