Present Simple Passive

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Today's Programme

- Present Perfect / Past Simple Recap

- Passive Explanation

- Passive Practice

Lesson Objective:

- You can make a sentence using the right tense (either PP/PS)

- You know what a 'passive' sentence is and how to form it

Make a sentence (about your life) in which you use 'yesterday' or 'last weekend'.

Passive Voice

What does 'passive' mean?

What makes a sentence passive?

'to be' + past participle (volt. dlw) makes a passive sentence

Active: The teacher teaches the student.

Passive: The student is taught (by the teacher).

What makes a sentence passive?

'to be' + past participle (volt. dlw) makes a passive sentence

Active: The man walks the dog.

Passive: The dog is walked (by the man).

Why do we use the Passive?

Why a Passive?

1. The 'object' of an action is made important.

Active: People make most cars in Asia.

Passive: Most cars are made in Asia.

Why a Passive?

2. The 'agent' of an action is unknown or irrelevant.

Active: The police arrest many thieves in supermarkets.

Passive: Many thieves in supermarkets are arrested (by the police).

ACTIVE= He steals a bike.

Subject = He

Verb = steals

Object = a bike

ACTIVE

AGENT = Who / What performs the ACTION is at the beginning of the sentence.

PASSIVE: 

Hundreds of  bikes are stolen each year.

                     

           

          Subject = Hundreds of bikes

Verb = are stolen

PASSIVE

The 'victim' is in the beginning of the sentence. The Agent (who did 'it') is unknown.

Boys like to play soccer.

1. passive
2. active

About 23 houses are painted by the painter each year.

1. passive
2. active

Cricket is played in Australia.

1. passive
2. active

The friends look forward to meeting her.

1. passive
2. active

Most bananas are shipped from South America.

1. passive
2. active

The Government is planning a new road near my house.

1. passive
2. active

Fill in:
Trump ___ (love) by many Americans.

Fill in:
Everyone ____ (force) to stay at home, during the Corona crisis.

Make a passive. Start with 'oranges'...

Make a passive. Start with 'computers'...

Make a passive. Start with 'the girl...'

How to recognize a passive sentence...

- check if there is a form of 'to be' used (am, are, is, was, were, been)

- is it followed by a participle (voltooid deelwoord)?

- is it followed by 'by + noun or pronoun? If not, can it be followed by 'by zombies'?

Are all answers 'yes'? Congratulations, you have a passive sentence.

Assignment/Homework

- Ex. 2cde on page 41 of your Student Book

(we will discuss the answers next week)

(on the following pages you'll find extra digital practice material)

https:

https:

Drag and drop the passive sentence(s) into the box.

The man is eating his bread.

The thief was caught by the police.

The government was shut down.

www.englisch-hilfen.de

Do you understand the passive now?

1. Yes
2. No
3. Maybe
4. Sort of