Passive - revisited

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Goal for the lesson

To make the passive tense in the Present simple and Past simple tenses.

What can you remember about the passive voice? (Form, when it's used)

Active sentences

John washes the dishes 

Tom bought a new coat

Who performs the action in both sentences?

What is the object (voorwerp) in the sentence?

What tense are the sentences in?

Active vs passive

John washes the dishes - active 

The dishes are washed by John - passive

Tom bought a new coat - active 

A new coat was bought by Tom - passive

What does the form of 'to be' indicate in the passive sentence? 

Passive sentences (Present simple & past simple) 

Passive = a form of 'to be' + voltooid deelwoord

Present simple: am/ is / are + voltooid deelwoord

Past simple: was/ were + voltooid deelwoord

Let's make these sentences passive

1. Henry posted the letter

2. Sally bakes a cake

3. Jeff wore the blue shoes

Step 1: Make the object the new subject. Start the sentence with it.

Step2: add a form of "to be" that matches the tense of the verb and the new subject.

 Step 3: turn the orginal verb into its past particple form (voltooid deelwoord)

Step 4: add "by" and the person.

Active or passive?
The windows are cleaned by Bob

1. Active
2. Passive

Active or passive?
The castle was built in 1566

1. Active
2. Passive

Active or Passive?
The children were playing outside.

1. Active
2. Passive

Which is the correct passive sentence for:
The people speak English

1. English was spoken by the people
2. English is spoken by the people

Which is the correct passive sentence for:
Tom and Sally celebrated their wedding anniversary

1. The wedding anniversary was celebrating by Tom and Sally
2. The wedding anniversary is celebrated by Tom and Sally
3. The wedding anniversary was celebrated by Tom and Sally
4. The wedding anniversary were celebrated by Tom and Sally

What is the correct ACTIVE sentence of this passive sentence:
The text books weren't collected by the teacher

1. Teacher didn't collected the text books
2. The teacher isn't collecting the text books
3. The teacher collects the text books
4. The teacher didn't collect the text books

Which is the passive question form for:
Did the dog bit the child?

1. The child was bitten by the dog?
2. Was the dog bitten by the child?
3. Was the child bitten by the dog?
4. Was the child bit by the dog?

In the next part 

The sentences are already passive. 

Use the correct passive form to complete the sentence.

Tip: Look for clues in the sentence or use general logic to determine if the information is still relevant (present passive) or talking about something that is already finished (past passive).

The timetable .................(not - correctly - to fill) in yesterday.
(whole sentence, use a contraction & .)

Many electronic goods ...................... (to make) in China.
(whole sentence & add a full stop)

The meeting ........................(to cancel) last Friday.
(whole sentence, + full stop)

The highest mountains of the world...................(to find) in the Himalayas.
(whole sentence, + full stop)

Pancakes ............... (often - to eat) in the Netherlands.
(whole sentence & add a full stop)

During Corona, lessons .................(to give) online.
(whole sentence & add a full stop)

Continue with....

U6:L4 Ex. 4, 5, 6

Make this online exercise. More than 3 incorrect answers, let me know. 

Then make U6:L4 Ex. 7 & 8

What are you still struggling with?