Passive

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

Welcome!

Please have a seat, take out your materials and put your bag on the floor

Lesson plan

1. Grammar time!
2. Practise
3. DIY 

Goals

By the end of this lesson you

• know the difference between an active or a passive sentence
• Can create positive, negative and question sentences with the present simple passive + past simple passive

Compare these sentences

1. Carmen sings the song
2. The song is sung by Carmen
   
   
3. The cashier counted the money
4. The money was counted by the cashier
   
   
5. Monkeys adore bananas
6. Bananas are adored by monkeys

The passive

• = Lijdende vorm
  
  
• Action/verb is more important than who does it
  
  
• Can be used in any tense but we're focussing on two today

• Present simple passive
•  Jack sells houses
• Houses are sold by Jack
• --> am/is/are + past participle
• Past simple passive
• Jack sold houses
• Houses were sold by Jack
• --> was/were + past participle

ANQ

• Affirmative
• The mistakes were corrected (by the teacher)
• Negative 
•  The mistakes were not/weren't corrected (by the teacher)
• Question
• Were the mistakes corrected (by the teacher)?

Negative = subject + form of to be + not + past participle

Question = form of to be + subject + past participle

By who?

• Sometimes you will see "by ..."
• This indicates who did the action of course
• However, not neccesary!
• For example: Was my parcel delivered today?

Active or passive?

1. I ate a piece of chocolate cake.
2. The librarian read the book to the students.
3. The money was stolen.
4. They are paid on Fridays.
5. I washed my car three weeks ago.
6. His hair was cut by a professional.
7. It would have been fixed at the weekend.
8. The national anthem was sung by Jason this time.

Active or passive?

1. I ate a piece of chocolate cake. --> active
2. The librarian read the book to the students. --> active
3. The money was stolen. --> passive
4. They are paid on Fridays. --> passive
5. I washed my car three weeks ago. --> active
6. His hair was cut by a professional. --> passive
7. My bike was fixed this weekend. --> passive
8. The national anthem was sung by Jason this time. --> passive

Present simple passive

1. The blue car ______ (not/sell).
2. In summer, more ice-cream ______ (eat) than in winter.
3. The letters ______ (not/type) on typewriter.
4. Jane ______ (take) to school by her father.
5. Milk ______ (keep) in the refrigerator.
6. ___________ (the documents/print)?

Present simple passive

1. The blue car is not sold.
2. In summer, more ice-cream is eaten than in winter.
3. The letters are not typed on typewriter.
4. Jane is taken to school by her father.
5. Milk is kept in the refrigerator.
6. Are the documents printed?

Past simple passive

1. We _______ (visit) by our teacher.
2. The table _______ (not/set) by me but by my sister.
3. _____ the new shopping centre ______ (build) last year?
   
4. The film ______ (not/produce) in Hollywood.
5. ___________ (the jewels/hide) in the cellar?

Past simple passive

1. We were visited by our teacher.
2. The table was not set by me but by my sister
3. Was the new shopping centre built last year?
   
4. The film was not produced in Hollywood.
5. Were the jewels hidden in the cellar?