Passive

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• Voortgezet speciaal onderwijs

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Passive or Active?

a) Boys like to play soccer.

b) Cricket is played in Australia.

c) This room has been painted blue.

d) I am given a book.

e) We have lost our keys.

Make passive

1.The words ________________ by the teacher today. (to explain - Simple Present)

2. We ________________ a letter the day before yesterday. (to send - Simple Past)

3. This car______________. It's too old. (not/to steal - will-future)

4. This street _______________ because of snow. (already/to close - Present Perfect)

Five calls _________ to your landline yesterday. (make)

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation _________ in 1994. (found)

Employees _________ about the new arrangements tomorrow.(tell)

Many engineers _________ to work on this project in 2015. (employ)

Hoe maak je een passive?

wat is het verschil tussen een active en passive zin?

in welke tijden kan je een passive gebruiken?

Passive

1. People speak Portuguese in Brazil.

2. The Government is planning a new road near my house.

3. My grandfather built this house in 1943.

4. Picasso was painting Guernica at that time.

5. The cleaner has cleaned the office.

Passive

6. He had written three books before 1867.

7. John will tell you later.

8. By this time tomorrow we will have signed the deal.

9. Somebody should do the work.

10. The traffic might have delayed Jimmy.