Practice Passive Class 3

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Passive 

Goals

Understand the differences between active and passive sentences

Being able to apply the correct rule

PASSIVE

Which four steps do you have to focus on?

Steps: 

1. Determine which tense you have to use. 

2. Subject (onderwerp) and object (lijd.vw of meew.vw) change positions
3. Always add a form of 'to be'

4. Most important verb > past participle (volt.dw)

Form

- Present Simple: am/is/are + voltooid deelwoord

- Past Simple: was/were + voltooid deelwoord

- Present Continuous: am/is/are + being + voltooid deelwoord

- Past Continuous: was/were + being + voltooid deelwoord

- Present Perfect: have/has + been + voltooid deelwoord

- Past Perfect: had + been + voltooid deelwoord

- Future: will + be + voltooid deelwoord

From active to passive

My grandmother is driving that monstertruck!

That notorious criminal robbed the Rabobank last week.

Dutch people spend 5 billion euros on take-away food every year.

That scary woman was following our English teacher through the park last night.

Anually, thieves steal thousands of bikes in Amsterdam.

Millions of postcards ___(send) on Valentine's Day every year.

1. are sent
2. are send
3. are being sent
4. send

My best friend, who is a famous singer, ___(currently-follow) by a TV-crew currently

1. currently follows
2. is currently followed
3. was currently followed
4. has been currently followed

A lot of cars ___(sell) since the start of this year.

1. were sold
2. are sold
3. have been sold
4. had been sold

Many celebrities ___(interview) by Oprah throughout her career.

1. were interviewed
2. have been interviewed
3. are interviewed
4. are being interviewed

Many criminals ___(arrest) by the police this morning.

1. are arrested
2. were arrested
3. have been arrested
4. are being arrested

What do you need to work on?