Passive Voice

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The Passive Voice

(Lijdende vorm)

Lijdende vorm

Lijdende vorm

onderwerp + gezegde + lijdend voorwerp

lijdend voorwerp + gezegde + onderwerp

Lijdende vorm

De vogel eet de worm.

De worm wordt gegeten door de vogel.

Zij knuffelt de kat.

De kat wordt geknuffeld door haar.

Active voice

subject + verb + object

Passive voice

object + verb + subject

Active

He is writing a letter

Someone stole my bag

I fed the animals

I kicked the ball

Passive

A letter is being written by him

My bag was stolen by someone

The animals were fed by me

The ball was kicked by me

object + juiste vorm 'to be' (am/are/is) + 3rde rijtje/-ed

let op de tijd!

I kicked the ball.

object + juiste vorm 'to be' (am/are/is) + 3rde rijtje/-ed + subject

The ball was kicked by me.

object + juiste vorm 'to be' (am/are/is) + 3rde rijtje/-ed + subject

The book was read by him.

Active

Passive

The children are watching a video.

Active

Passive

The mouse was caught by the cat.

Active

Passive

'...by [subject]'

• 'Door wie' hoeft er niet altijd bij te staan
• Helpt wel!

Mistakes were made by me | Mistakes were made

My bag was stolen by someone | My was bag stolen

An island was discovered by her | An island was discovered

Make this sentence passive:
I closed the curtains.

Make this sentence passive:
Clara wrote the book.

Make this sentence passive:
I bought new clothes.

Make this sentence passive:
I learned the passive voice.