3h passive voice (lijdend vorm)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Agenda

Introduction to the passive form

practice

Knowledge check

Passive voice

8.1

The Passive

> Wanneer gebruik je de Passive?

De passive is de lijdende vorm. Je gebruikt de lijdende vorm wanneer het belangrijk is wat er gebeurt en niet wie er iets doet.

Passive

So how can you tell if a sentence is in the passive voice?

 It’s easy: a passive sentence will always have some form of the verb be, followed by a past participle. All of these examples are passives:

The burglar was arrested.

The children were invited to the party.

This flight is expected to arrive on time.

The candidate is being prepared for the debate.

I am appalled by your behaviour.

Examples: Active sentence. 

1. A burglar stole the bag

2. She delivers the letters

3. He delivered the package

3. We found your keys under the table

Passive sentence

1. The bag was stolen

2. The letters are delivered

3. The package was delivered

4. The keys were found under the table

Practice/homework

Do exercises 1-6 on page 75 in your book

Whatever you dont finish in class is for homework