HV2D - Grammar: Passive Voice Practice - 13 May 2024

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Today's Lesson

- Reading: Pinocchio Vampire Slayer

- Wordlist: Speaking Test

- Passive voice: Practice - Present simple, past simple and past continuous passive voice

Goal: I am able to make the passive voice in the past simple, the present simple and the present continuous

Pinocchio

Vampire Slayer

Word List speaking test

Grammar: Passive Voice

Take 3 minutes to read through your notes of the passive voice.

Then Log in to the LessonUp for some Questions!! (yaay) 

Grammar: Passive Voice Simplified

Step 1: Switch the subject (onderwerp) and the object (lijdend voorwerp)
Step 2: Use a form of to be + past participle   (ir. verbs: p. 216)
Step 3: use the preposition (voorzetsel) by to say who or what does the action, but only if this is important

My mom (subject)/ feeds/ the cat (object)
1. The cat feeds my mom
2. The cat is fed my mom
3. The cat is fed by my mom

(Verbs end with -ed)

Grammar: Present Continuous Passive

Step 1: Switch the subject (onderwerp) and the object (lijdend voorwerp)
Step 2: Use a form of to be + being + past participle   (ir. verbs: p. 216)
Step 3: use the preposition (voorzetsel) by to say who or what does the action, but only if this is important

My mom (subject)/ is feeding/ the cat (object)
1. The cat is feeding my mom
2. The cat is being fed my mom
3. The cat is being fed by my mom

(Verbs end with -ed)

How do you make a present simple passive? (formula)

How do you make a past simple passive? (formula)

How do you make a present continuous passive? (formula)

Put in the passive:
They give a book.

The passive voice of this sentence is:
Tom is painting the entire house.

1. The entire house paints Tom.
2. The entire house is being painted by Tom.
3. Tom has been painting the entire house.
4. The entire house was being painted by Tom.

Rephrase using the Passive Voice:
'The police arrested the convict.'

1. The convict was arrested.
2. The convict has been arrested.
3. The convict is arrested
4. The convict is being arrested.

Make passive
John closes the door.

Make passive
I swim laps in the ocean

Make passive
My mom plays violin in the morning

Make passive
I ate the strawberry pie

Make passive
I bought a Honda car

Make passive
I know her

Make passive
Damy is playing tennis in the yard

Hand-out: Passive Voice

Hand-out answers

1. Some important documents are being prepared by the lawyers for the trail.

2. A new amusement park is being built by them in this neighbourhood

3. This programme is watched by millions of people all over the world

4. My car was stolen by somebody from the car park

5. I was introduced by Joe to his girlfriend last week

6. The speaker is not being listened to by the audience

7. This picture was taken by somebody a while ago

8. We were given a guided tour by them of the museum

9. 5 people are employed by the company

10. A new TV set is going to be bought by them next week

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