the passive

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

The passive

19-03-2024

Today

- You are going to learn about the passive

- You are going to practice with the passive

What do you notice about this video?

We use the present simple passive or past simple passive when:

• We want to focus on the action more than the person who does or did the action.
  The bridge was repaired. 
• When we don't want to say who does or did the action, or when it is obvious who did it.
  The film was watched around the world.
• When we know or want to mention who did it, we use by. 
  The articles are written by the students.
  
  

How do we make the passive

Present simple passive:

- am/is/are + past participle

- the river is cleaned every year.

Past simple passive:

- was/were + past participle

- The book was published in 2017. 

The English language _________ (to speak) all around the world.

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

Make this sentence passive:
My father built our house.

Make this sentence passive:
The delivery man delivered a parcel last night

Make this sentence passive:
I do my homework every night.

For the next 15 minutes

• do the exercises on the worksheet
• When you're done do the homework on the study guide. 
• If you have any questions, ask me.
• We will discuss your answers at the end of class