Grammar Unit 1/2 P3

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Passive

Active

Passive

My car was stolen yesterday.

We are going to watch a film tonight.

Mum read the book in one day.

The entire house was painted by Tom.

The house was painted last week.

The restaurant was renovated in 2004.

People drink champagne on New Year’s Eve.

Match the tenses with examples of their passive forms

Present simple

Present continuous

Past simple

Present Perfect

Past Perfect

Future with will

had been invented

were sold

have been invented

are manufactured

is being encouraged

will be banned

Active / passive?
Alan teaches geography.

1. active
2. passive

active/passive?
Many questions were asked.

1. active
2. passive

active / passive?
They often listen to music.

1. active
2. passive

Active or Passive?
These cars are produced in Japan.

1. active
2. passive

Active: He wrote that book in 2017.

Passive: That book _______ by him in 2017.

1. is written
2. was written
3. was being written
4. had been written

Active: People speak Portuguese in Brazil.

Passive: Portuguese ___________ in Brazil.

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

Active: A friend gave me this sweater.

Passive: This sweater ________ to me by a friend.

1. is given
2. was given
3. is being given
4. had been given

Active: The fire has destroyed the house.

Passive: The house ________________ by the fire.

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

Active: They say that women are smarter than men.

Passive: Women ________________ to be smarter than men.

1. is said
2. are said
3. was said
4. are being said

Active: You can fix the squeaky door with a few drops of oil.
Passive: The squeaky door __ with a few drops of oil.

1. is fixed
2. was fixed
3. can be fixed
4. can been fixed

Active: They were interviewing her for the job.

Passive: She ________________ for the job.

1. is interviewed
2. was interviewed
3. is being interviewed
4. was being interviewed

Active: Everyone understands English.

Passive: English ________________ by everyone.

Active: The teacher told him not to talk in class.
Passive: He ____________ not to talk in class.

Active: Everyone must fill in the form.
Passive: The form ____ in by everyone.

Active: Students should answer all the questions.
Passive: All the questions ______ by the students.

Active: They are putting the books in the wrong place.
Passive: The books ____ in the wrong place.

Put the words in the correct order to make 2 Passive sentences.

house

me

the

painted

by

was

countries

spoken

seven

Dutch

in

is

Put the words in the correct order to make 1 Active and 1  Passive sentence.

the

problem

is

being

dealt

with

my

stolen

somebody

bicycle

has

new

Irregular verbs

 regular verbs

irregular verbs

swim

walk

drink

cook

give

have

see

catch

call

put

Irregular verbs:
forget - ...... - ........
(vt spatie volt)

Irregular verbs:
take - ...... - ........
(vt spatie volt)

Irregular verbs:
go - ...... - ........
(vt spatie volt)

Irregular verbs:
see - ...... - ........
(vt spatie volt)

Irregular verbs:
feel - ...... - ........
(vt spatie volt)

Irregular verbs:
spend - ...... - ........
(vt spatie volt)

Irregular verbs:
write - ...... - ........
(vt spatie volt)

Irregular verbs:
speak - ...... - ........
(vt spatie volt)

Irregular verbs:
drink - ...... - ........
(vt spatie volt)

Irregular verbs:
fall - ...... - ........
(vt spatie volt)