DUTR-Present Simple Passive vs Past Simple Passive

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 3

Happy Monday

Lesson Overview: 

-Passive Form

Learning Goal: 

- I can make the passive form in the present simple and the past simple

How do you make the passive form? What can you say about this topic?

Present Simple

"to be"

I am a student.

You are a student.

He is a student. 

She is a student. 

It is a student. 

We are students. 

They are students. 

Past Simple

"to be"

I was a student. 

She was a student. 

He was a student. 

She was a student. 

It was a student. 

We were students. 

They were students. 

Active versus Passive sentences. 

subject    verb      object 

She stole the bike!

subject       verb               agent

The bike was stolen (by the boy).

Ms. Hurt didn't post the homework on SOM. 

The homework wasn't posted on SOM. 

Active sentence ->

Passive sentence ->

Active sentence ->

Passive sentence ->

Passive Form

Form

To be + past participle

Tense

Present simple and past simple. 

     am/is/are                  was/were                

When do we use it?

1. When who did the action is not known, or is not important. 

-use 'by' at the end of the passive sentence if you want to include who did the action.

                      The phone was invented in 1875. 

                      The phone was invented in 1875 by Alexander Bell. 

2. Remove focus of subject, like avoiding blame. 

             

                       Sara did not hand in our group assignment.

                       Our group assignment was not handed in. 

Passive Form

Turn these sentences into the passive form. 

1. Someone buys flowers. 

2. Someone bought flowers. 

3. Someone wrote a report. 

4. Someone writes a report. 

Passive Form

Check your answers. 

1. Someone buys flowers. 

Flowers are bought. 

2. Someone bought flowers. 

Flowers were bought. 

3. Someone wrote a report. 

A report was written. 

4. Someone writes a report. 

A report is written.

Active or passive

A goal was scored.

1. active
2. passive

Active or Passive?
Alan teaches geography.

1. active
2. passive

Active or passive?
The letter was written.

1. active
2. passive

Active or Passive?
Ms Dutar teaches English.

1. active
2. passive

Active or Passive?
My pet goldfish was eaten.

1. active
2. passive

Change this sentence into the passive form:

Lucy fixes the phone at home.

Change this sentence into the passive form:

The thieves stole the car.

Change this sentence into the passive form:

The cat took my food!

Change this sentence into the passive form:

The doctor examines the patient shortly.

Change this sentence into the passive form:

The detective solved the case within a week.

Fantastic Monday!

* Any questions on the Passive?

Do the following exercises from Open World:

* p121 listening part 2

*p122 speaking

* p122/125 reading and listening

Fantastic Monday!

Lesson Overview: 

-Grammar

Learning Goal: 

- I know when to use past simple and when to use present perfect.

Past Simple

I lived in the Netherlands for 3 years.

(Lived in the Netherlands, but not any more)

Painting was my favorite hobby for years. (but not any more)

Form: verb + ed / irregular verbs 2nd form

Use: When something happened in the past, and is finished in the past.

Present Perfect

I have lived in the Netherlands for 3 years.

(still lives in the Netherlands)

Painting has been my hobby for years. (and still is)

Form: have/has + past participle 

Use: When something happened in the past, and still is relevant to now. 

Past Simple or Present Perfect?

At this moment is the action still happening?

Is the experience still true now?

Is the result still noticeable?

Yes: Present Perfect.      No: see next question.

Yes: Present Perfect.      No: see next question.

Yes: Present Perfect.      No: past simple.

pg. 89 ex. 11

pg. 90

Wonderful Wednesday!

Learning Goal: 

- I know when to use past simple and when to use present perfect.

Change the verb so the sentence means the action finished completely in the past.

The detective ________ (to work) on the case last month.

Change the verb so the sentence means the action is still relevant to now

The detective ________ (to solve) the case.

Change the verb so the sentence means it still is relevant to now.

He ________ (to build) his cabin with his own two hands.

Change the verb so the sentence means it is completely in the past

It's a shame his cabin burnt down. He ________ (to build) it with his own two hands.

Wonderful Wednesday!

Homework: 

- Study vocabulary Chapter 4, Lists A & B (See magister.me for quizlet)