5 dec - Active vs passive

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H3A - English

7th January 2025

 Goals & Planning 

Goals: 

-by the end of this lesson you know...

1. what active and passive voice are

2. can use active and passive voice

Tekst

Example

The dog scares the cat.

The cat is scared by the dog.

Wat is je opgevallen?

Passive Voice

Samenvattend:

• Active: focus on WHO is doing the action
• Passive: focus is on the ACTION
• Active to passive:
• => Object becomes subject + to be + past participle of the main verb
  
  
• Example: 
• She repainted the front door. (past simple) 
• The front door was repainted (by her).  
  
  
• He was telling the story. (past continuous)
• The story was being told (by him).
  
  
• They have finished the story. (present perfect)
• The story has been finished (by them). 

What about the verb?

IN THE PASSIVE VOICE YOU ADD/USE

1) a form of 'to be'

2) a past participle

He told the story.

The story was told by him.

Change the active voice to passive.

Mr. Smith teaches us science.

1. Science was teaching us by Mr. Smith.
2. Science is taught by Mr. Smith.
3. Science was taught us by Mr. Smith.
4. We are taught science by Mr. Smith.

Which option demonstrates the correct transformation of the active voice sentence 'They built the house' into passive voice?

1. The house built them.
2. The house was built by them.
3. The house is built by them.
4. They were building the house.

Change the active voice to passive.

They were helping you.

1. You were being helped by them.
2. You are helping by them.
3. They were helped by them.
4. You are being helped by them.

Change the active voice to passive.

The doctor had examined him.

1. He has been examined by the doctor.
2. He was examined by the doctor.
3. He had been examined by the doctor.
4. None of these

Anna painted the house.
(rewrite in passive voice)

Rewrite in passive voice:
They give a book.

Rewrite in passive voice:
Leyla was researching the story.

Rewrite in passive voice:
He sends e-mails.

Rewrite in passive voice:
He sent emails

Rewrite in passive voice:

John closes the door.

Rewrite in the Passive Voice:
They had won the game.

Practice what you have learnt

Read grammar page 119.

Do ex 51 d and 52 page 119-120: HOMEWORK for Thursday.