W3 Passives lesson 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Saint Lucia - part of the Commonwealth

Lesson goals 

I can use the past perfect and prepositions of time and place 

I know what a passive sentence is and how I use it

Let's check our work first! 

Part 1: quiz each other. (Overhoor elkaar). One of you starts and quizzes the other one on the Theme Words AND the irregular verbs. After five minutes, I will tell you to swap roles. 

Part 2: exercises you finished for today.

PASSIVE SENTENCES

Passive

object

subject

In blauw: de onderwerpen. De hoofdwerkwoorden staan rood gemarkeerd. Voeren de onderwerpen het hoofdwerkwoord zelf uit? 

The criminals were arrested. 

London is visited by millions of tourists every year

You will be given detention for this! 

His leg was broken in a car accident 

You had to be tested to go to the cinema during COVID

The passive is being explained to us 

Wat is een passive? 

Een passive (passieve zin) is een zin waarin het onderwerp zelf niks doet, dus het voert het werkwoord niet uit. 

Het onderwerp ondergaat de handeling, het werkwoord wordt met het onderwerp gedaan. 

The thieves were arrested. 

Wanneer gebruik je een passive? 

Ten eerste: zo min mogelijk. Een passive haalt de vaart uit de zin en klinkt vaak niet mooi. 

Wanneer dan wel? 
- Als wat er gebeurt (en met wie) veel belangrijker is dan wie het doet.

- Als je niet weet wie het doet, alleen dat het gebeurt. 

- Om afstand te nemen van wat er gebeurt. Populair bij politici. 
"Mistakes were made" ipv "I made a mistake" 

- Op toetsen, om te laten zien dat je hem indien nodig kunt gebruiken. 

Hoe vorm ik een passive 

Een passive bestaat ALTIJD uit: 

- een vorm van het werkwoord "to be"

- het voltooid deelwoord van een hoofdwerkwoord (3e rijtje) 

LET OP: als je in een actieve zin een bepaalde werkwoordstijd zou moeten gebruiken, gebruik je in de bijbehorende passive dezelfde tijd! I bought milk / Milk was bought 

Tense	Active	Passive
Present simple	They play tennis	Tennis is played (by them)
Present continuous	I am studying English	English is being studied (by me)
Past simple	He bought new shoes	New shoes were bought (by him)
Past continuous	The police were chasing the thieves	The thieves were being chased (by the police)
Present perfect simple	People have seen me	I have been seen by people.
Past perfect simple	We had perfected the recipe	The recipe had been perfected (by us)
Future met will	They will catch you	You will be caught (by them)
Na modal verb	You can forget things	Things can be forgotten (by you)

Choose the correct passive.

She writes poems.

1. Poems are written by her.
2. Poems were written by her.
3. Poems are being written by her.
4. Poems have been written by her.

Active: They are making clothes.

Passive:

1. Clothes are made.
2. Clothes are being made
3. Clothes have been made
4. Clothes had been made.

Wat is een correcte Passive?

1. The class transforms
2. The class has transformed
3. The class is transforming
4. The class is transformed

They are going to release him.
Passive =

1. he will be released
2. him is released
3. he is going to be released
4. he has been released

Active = She has paid a lot of money.
Passive =

1. A lot of money has been paid by her
2. A lot of money is being paid by her
3. A lot of money is paid by her
4. A lot of money is going to be paid by her

Wat is de passive van deze zin:
The dog bit me.

1. I have been bitten by the dog.
2. I am bitten by the dog.
3. I will be bitten by the dog.
4. I was bitten by the dog.

passive/active:
That picture ___ by my grandmother when she was still alive

1. has been painted
2. painted
3. paints
4. was painted

passive/active:
I knew why I ___

1. am chosen
2. had been chosen
3. am being chosen
4. were chosen

A police officer was fining me

passive =

1. me was fined
2. I was fined
3. I am being fined
4. I was being fined

passive/active:
those pyramids ___ around 400 AD

1. are built
2. were built
3. build
4. built

Passive:
The school ...................... (demolish) in 2025

1. is demolished
2. was demolished
3. is being demolished
4. will be demolished

Passive / active:
The film ...................(shoot) in Texas at the moment.

1. shot
2. was shot
3. is being shot
4. will be shot

Passive: Portuguese ___________ in Brazil.

1. is spoken
2. was spoken
3. has been spoken
4. had been spoken

passive/active:
she ___ of spiders

1. is frightened
2. frightened

passive/active:
the problem ___ to the children

1. explained
2. was explained

The girl ........ (take) to hospital after she had had an accident.

Our house ........... (sell) by the realtor yesterday

The Chinese Wall ............... (visit) by loads of tourists every year

If you drive 200 km per hour you .................... (give) a hefty fine.

Ik begrijp wanneer ik een passive moet gebruiken en hoe hij eruit ziet.

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Exercises 

Do exercise 51 on page 118 and 53 on page 120. Don't forget the Star exercise! This is homework for next week. Other homework: 

STUDY: Words on page 124 / 125 with A/Watching

                 Irregular verbs on page 233 be - fall 

Homework

DO: (Online): Slim Stampen Grammar 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B 

STUDY: Words on page 124 / 125 with A/Watching
                 Irregular verbs on page 233 be - fall 

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