Passive tense Present and Past

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Today: 
Goal:
I can explain the difference between 
a passive and an active sentence.

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The passive tense 
My sister got attacked by pengiuns
Penguins attacked my sister 
*Disclaimer: this is not based on true events, no sisters or penguins were harmed in the designing of this lesson*

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Slide 4 - Video

When do you use the Passive tense?

Slide 5 - Open question

Active

The subject performs an action 


My boyfriend plays the guitar

I walk the dog. 
Passive 

The subject is receiving/undergoing an action

The guitar is played by my boyfriend.
The dog is walked by me.

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Passive voice
Quite popular in news episodes 

In the passive voice it is not that important WHO did the action, the action/the result is most important 

Let's go back to my example: 

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Example

My sister got attacked by pengiuns
I want to emphasize that my sister was a victim
 

Penguins attacked my sister 
I want to emphasize that it was penguins that attacked

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More innocent example then

My brother drives me to school/ I am driven to school
My mom cooks Italian food / Italian food is cooked by my mom.
I did the laundry / the laundry was done by me
I washed the car /  the car was washed by me 



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Conclusion:
How do we make the Passive tense?

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Rules:

So:
Present tense ---> am/are/is + voltooid deelwoord (3e rijtje)

Past tense ---> was/were + voltooid deelwoord

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Make passive:
We bring flowers to the party.

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Make passive:
Charles drives his brother to school.

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Make passive:
The class made a PowerPoint presentation.

Slide 15 - Open question

Make passive:
Mary told him a big secret.

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How do you form a passive sentence? 

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Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving was celebrated last week 

What is this holiday about? 
How has is changed throughout the years? 

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Mayflower
Many many years ago (1620) a ship sailed from Leiden to Plymouth America. 

On board were the so called settlers who were looking for religious freedom

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The first thanksgiving
The settlers met the indigenous 
people of America and were welcomed
with open arms. 

The first thanksgiving was to celebrate
the first succesfull harvest 

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What do they celebrate? 
Well, they don't really agree on that
They celebrate it anyway

Relgious freedom, good harvest, being able to stuff yourself with turkey? 

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What is typical for thanksgiving?

Slide 24 - Open question

Typical thanksgiving
Stuffed turkey
Eating until you feel as stuffed
as the turkey is 
Pumpkin pie

Plomping on te couch to watch
the parade 

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The thanksgiving parade 
A tradition since 1924
A massive parade presented by a department store, broadcasted live on television
Is this the only parade? No.. 

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Slide 27 - Video

Would you want to celebrate thanksgiving once?
Why?

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Slide 29 - Video