Week 21 - Active + Passive voice

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Today's lesson

Active/ passive voice in English

Taalblokken - reading 

Active and Passive Voice

Active 

My grandfather built this house in 1991.

Passive 

This house was built by my grandfather in 1991.

Active and Passive Voice

Active voice (de bedrijvende vorm)

je gebruikt dit wanneer het belangrijk is wie de actie gedaan heeft.

Passive voice (de lijdende vorm)

je gebruikt dit wanneer het belangrijk is aan te duiden wat er gebeurd is en niet door wie

Active Voice

The manager has made an important decision.

My mom cleans my room every day.

 Passive Voice

An important decision has been made.

My room is cleaned  every day (by my mom). 

I am selling iPads.
active or passive?

iPads are being sold.
active or passive?

Mike bought a new car.
active or passive?

A new car was bought.
active or passive?

make it passive:

The teacher reads a book to the students.

make it passive:

My father cooked the dinner yesterday.

Taalblokken - reading 

Go to taalblokken  - reading B2 and complete the exercises 1t/m5 (20 minutes)

This is what I would like to practice in English