3 havo / vwo active and passive voice

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

Unit 2 - Grammar

What is the difference?:
1. I teach you English
2. English is taught to you, by me.

Active and Passive voice

Active voice :  FOCUS ON WHO DID WHAT

Passive voice: FOCUS ON WHAT DID WHO

Wat is een active voice? Waar is de focus op in deze zin?

Wat is een Passive voice? Waar is de focus op in deze zin?

Which sentence is in the passive voice?

1. The farmer is harvasting the corn.
2. The farmer has harvasted the corn.
3. The corn is harvested by the farmer.
4. Harvasting corn is a heavy job.

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

Jack kicks the ball

Jack kicked the ball

Jack is kicking the ball

Jack was kicking the ball

tegenwoordige tijd (present simple)

verleden tijd (past simple)

onvoltooid tt (present continious)

onvoltooid vt (past continious)

Maak van onderstaande zin een passive voice:
Jack kicks the ball

Maak van onderstaande zin een passive voice:
Jack kicked the ball

Maak van onderstaande zin een passive voice:
Jack is kicking the ball

Maak van onderstaande zin een passive voice:
Jack was kicking the ball

How do you feel about the passive/active voice?

Fine. I understand it. So far, so good

Hmm. It is alright. But I am not there yet.

Hmppfff.. This is difficult!

What is a passive/ active voice again?......