Passive - part 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Today's goals

• Understand the difference between an active and passive sentences
• Why the passive voice is used
• How a passive sentence is formed 

An active sentence

John washes the dishes 

Who performs the action?

What is the object (voorwerp) in the sentence?

What tense (tijd) is the sentence in?

Sally bought a coat.

Who performs the action?

What is the object (voorwerp) in the sentence?

What tense is the sentence in?

John washes the dishes - active 

The dishes are washed by John - passive

Sally bought a coat - active 

A coat was bought by Sally - passive

What do you notice about the form of 'to be' that is added? 

How to make a sentence passive 

1. Identify the tense in the sentence.

2. Move the object to the start of the sentence.

3. Add a form of 'to be'  that is in the same tense in the original verb in the sentence.

4. Put the original verb into the past participle (voltooid deelwoord) form 

5. Add 'by' and the person

Look at the following sentences

The bridge was built in 1905.

The man was arrested. 

My bicycle was stolen last night.

The email was sent to all the customers.

These are passive sentences but there is no "by .........." at the end. Why do you think that is? 

Which is the correct passive sentence for:
People speak English

1. English was spoken by people
2. English is spoken by people

Which is the correct passive sentence for:
He reads comics

1. Comics are read by he
2. Comics were read by he
3. Comics are read by him
4. Comics were read by him

Which is the passive sentence for:
The dog bit the child

1. The child bites the dog
2. The child is bitten by the dog
3. The child was bitten by the dog
4. The child was bit by the dog

Which is the passive form of:
Susan waters the plants

1. The plants are watered by Susan
2. The plants were watered by Susan
3. The plants were given water by Susan
4. The plants watered by Susan

Which is the passive form of:
My sister plays tennis.

1. Tennis is play by my sister
2. Tennis was played by my sister
3. Tennis is played by my sister
4. My tennis is played by my sister

Which is the passive form of:
Tom drank the cup of coffee.

1. The cup of coffee drunk by Tom
2. The cup of coffee was drunk by Tom
3. The cup of coffee is drunk by Tom
4. The cup of Tom was drunk by the coffee

Make this sentence passive:
Thomas writes a letter.
(Use capital letters and a full stop)

Make this sentence passive:
Julia rescued three cats
(Use capital letters and a full stop)

Make this sentence passive:
The man stole the bike.
(Use capital letters and a full stop)

What two things do I need to make a passive sentence?

Continue with...

• Complete the worksheet you have been given 
• Unit 2, lesson 4 Ex. 7 & 8

Learning goals were....

• Understand the difference between an active and passive sentences
• Why the passive voice is used
  
• How a passive  sentence is formed 

How many of the learning have you achieved?

How many of the learning goals did you achieve?

One

Two

All three