Passive voice HAVO 3 14-03-2022

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Passive voice (Lijdende vorm)

You will know:

1. When we need to use passive sentences (function)

2. How to recognize passive sentences 

3. How to make passive sentences

I am still at the airport. My flight is cancelled. 

My flight is delayed 

1. When do we need to use passive sentences 

My phone was stolen yesterday 

It was constructed from 1887 to 1889

2. How to recognize passive sentences 

Active	Passive
Millions of people use the internet. Susie planted a pine tree. Someone stole my bike.	The internet is used by millions of people A pine tree was planted by Susie. My bike was stolen

How to recognize a passive sentence?

- Is there to be? am/is/are/was/were/  

- Is it followed by "past participle"? Gone, liked, selected,  eaten

- Can you add "by Zombies"? 

3. How to make passive sentences

No	Active	Passive	Tenses
1.	He cleans his car every week	His car is cleaned every week (by him)	Simple present
2.	He cleaned his car yesterday	His car was cleaned (by him) yesterday	Simple past
3.	He is cleaning his car at the moment	His car is being cleaned at the moment	Present continuous

No.	Notes
1.	am/is/are + past participle (bijv. followed, used, planted, gone)
2.	was/were + past participle (bijv. followed, used, planted, gone)
3.	am/is/are + being + past participle (bijv. followed, used, planted, gone)

1. When do we need to use passive sentences (function)?

2. How do you recognize a passive sentence?

• Is there a to be? am/is/are/was/were/ is being
• Is it followed by "past participle"? Gone, liked, 
• Can you add "by Zombies"

3. How to make passive sentences

   

Recap 

Active 

Passive

The students passed the exam

They are being moved to another city

The city was bombed last night

He posted the photo on Twitter

Which sentence is passive?

1. She waters the plant everyday
2. My dad gave me a bike
3. The cat bit my finger
4. My mom was taken to hospital

The car is being washed at the moment

1. passive
2. active

Cheese is made from milk

1. passive
2. active

Andi attended the wedding last year

1. passive
2. active

My grandfather built this house

1. passive
2. active

They clean the room every week (active)

The room ..........every week (passive)

1. is cleaned
2. are cleaned
3. was cleaned
4. were cleaned

She ..............in 2005

1. were born
2. are born
3. was born
4. is born

Dangerous driving causes many accidents (active)

Many accidents .............by dangerous driving (passive)

1. is caused
2. was caused
3. were caused
4. are caused

They are painting the house (active)
The house.............painted (passive)

1. are being
2. is
3. is being
4. are

The trees surround the houses (active)
The houses ........by the trees (passive)

1. is surrounded
2. are surrounded
3. were surrounded
4. was surrounded

Make this active sentence into a passive one!

"The police arrested the criminal"

Make this active sentence into a passive one!

"Someone hacked my Facebook account"

Go                 went                gone

use                used                used 

Plant            planted            planted 

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