Passive

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3-6

Zinnen kunnen ACTIEF en PASSIEF zijn. Maar wat betekent 'passief'?

Passives

Waarom zou je een PASSIVE gebruiken?
Kijk naar het volgende voorbeeld voor wat inspiratie:
Mistakes have been made.

What makes a sentence passive?

The combination of 'to be' + past participle (volt. dlw) makes a sentence passive

The woman is bitten (by the dog).

The wound was stitched (by the doctor).

ACTIVE= He steals a bike.

ACTIVE

ONDERWERP = WIE /WAT het doet staat vooraan de zin.

PASSIVE: The bike is stolen.

PASSIVE

DE ACTIE  staat vooraan. NIET wie het doet

The Government is planning a new road near my house.

1. passive
2. active

Boys like to play soccer.

1. passive
2. active

This room has been painted blue.

1. passive
2. active

Cricket is played in Australia.

1. passive
2. active

The friends have been looking forward to meeting her.

1. passive
2. active

The search will be stopped because of the storm.

1. passive
2. active

The secretary writes an email

The musicians play another song

The emails are sent by the secretary now

The songs are played in a different order

Active

Passive

Make a passive:
Lots of books ...(read, not) by those children yet.

1. aren't read
2. isn't read
3. weren't read
4. haven't been read

Make a passive:
Lots of books ... (buy) by my father every year.

1. are bought
2. is bought
3. were bought
4. have been bought

Make a passive sentence:
Lots of books ... (read) by children in 1890.

1. are read
2. is read
3. were read
4. have been read

My broken tap ___________   ___________   _________ now.

is

repaired

was

being

be

fix

repair

been

___________ your room __________  ___________ yet?

is

has

was

cleaned

has

have

platypus

been

Make a passive. Start with 'a goal'...

Make a passive. Start with 'the oranges'...

Cedric ...... (to murder) by Voldemort last night.

Passive = form of 'to be' + past participle

My room is being cleaned.

 I think loads of films have been made there.

I was told the scenery in Avatar was based on this landscape.

The girls are decorated with flowers.

De passive kan ook in de future!
Probeer maar eens hier een future passive van te maken!
This class ..... (to finish) in a bit.

Extra Practice / Homework

Please do online:

         >  Unit 3, lesson 4: 10, 11 and 12 (passive)

        >  Work on your VLOG! Deadline is Feb 10th