DUTR Present Simple Passive

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

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Present Simple Passive

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 

Compare these sentences

1. Carmen sings the song
2. The song is sung by Carmen
   
   
3. The cashier counts the money
4. The money is 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 one today

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

Forms

• Affirmative
• The mistakes are corrected (by the teacher)
• Negative 
•  The mistakes are not/aren't corrected (by the teacher)
• Question
• Are 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 necessary!
• For example: Is the man arrested?

Active or passive?

1. I eat a piece of chocolate cake.
2. The librarian reads the book to the students.
3. The money is stolen.
4. They are paid on Fridays.
5. I wash my car three times a month.
6. His hair is cut by a professional. 
7. The national anthem is sung by Jason this time.

Active or passive?

1. I eat a piece of chocolate cake. --> active
2. The librarian reads the book to the students. --> active
3. The money is stolen. --> passive
4. They are paid on Fridays. --> passive
5. I wash my car three times a month. --> active
6. His hair is cut by a professional. --> passive
7. The national anthem is 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?

Questions ....................(ask)

The window ...... (open)

The walls .... (not/paint)

His books .... (read) all over the world.

The new teacher .... (not/understand)

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