Unit 9: Passive voice

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

What are we going to do today?

Introduction

Today's goal

Grammar explanation

Let's practice

Work on your own

How did it go?

Goal of this class

You know what an active and passive voice is.

You know how to use the passive and active voice correctly. 

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I bake a cake. 

Passive: 

Active: The reporter published the news.

Passive: 

What is the difference?

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I bake a cake. 

Passive: A cake is baked.

Active: The reporter published the news.

Passive: 

Wanneer gebruik je de passive voice?

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I bake a cake. 

Passive: A cake is baked (by me)

Active: The reporter published the news.

Passive: The news was published. (by the reporter)

When do you use the passive voice?

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I bake a cake. 

Passive: A cake is baked.

Active: The reporter published the news.

Passive: The news was published. 

When do you use the passive voice?

1. When it is not important who has done the 

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I bake a cake. 

Passive: A cake is baked.

Active: The reporter published the news.

Passive: The news was published. 

When do you use the passive voice?

1. When it is not important who has done something.

2. When the action is more important than who has done it.

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I bake a cake. 

Passive: A cake is baked.

How do you turn the active into a passive voice?

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I bake a cake. (Subject - verb - direct object (lv) )

Passive: A cake is baked. 

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I bake a cake. (Subject - verb - Direct object)

Passive: A cake is baked. (Direct object- verb)

Active --> passive: 

Direct object (lijdend voorwerp) + to be + past participle

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I bake a cake. (Subject - verb - Direct object)

Passive: A cake is baked by me. (Lijdend voorwerp - ww)

Direct object + to be + past participle (+ by + subject)

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I tell a story. 

Passive: 

Grammatical time is of great importance!

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I tell a story.  (present simple)

Passive: A story is told. (present simple)

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I told a story.

Passive: 

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I told a story. (past simple)

Passive: A story was told. (past simple)

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I am telling a story. 

Passive: 

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I am telling a story. (present continuous)

Passive: A story is being told. 

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I was telling a story. 

Passive:

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I was telling a story. (past continuous)

Passive: A story was being told. (past continuous)

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I have told a story. 

Passive: 

Active: I had told a story.

Passive: 

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I have told a story. (present perfect)

Passive: A story has been told.

Active: I had told a story.

Passive: 

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I have told a story. (present perfect)

Passive: A story has been told.

Active: I had told a story. (past perfect)

Passive: A story had been told. 

Active: The mechanic is repairing the car. (write down the full sentence with subject)

Active: She read the book.

Active: Tonya had crafted the map.

Active: Clara was checking the furniture.

Work on your own

SB: p. 86+ p. 89

WB: p. 82 +83

We'll finish this next lesson

I can change an active voice into the passive

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