5.2 The Passive

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The Passive

Exercises

Present Simple Passive

I = am (not) + voltooid deelwoord (+ed / 3e vorm)

I am hit by my brother very often.

I am not often bullied by my sister.

He/She/it = is (not) + voltooid deelwoord (+ed / 3e vorm)

The house is not cleaned every week.

English is spoken in many countries around the world.

You/We/They = are (not) + voltooid deelwoord (+ed / 3e vorm)

The reports are always printed on the printer downstairs

The documents are not written by the secretary

Opdracht: herschrijf in de present simple passive

1.They deliver the newspaper every morning.

2.People speak English all over the world.

3.The company manufactures cars in this factory.

4.The teacher explains the lesson to the students.

5.The chef cooks delicious meals in the restaurant.

1. The newspapers are delivered every morning
2. English is spoken (by people) all over the world
3. Cars are manufactured in this factory
4. The lesson is explained to the students
5. Delicious meals are cooked in the restaurant

Past Simple Passive

I/He/She/it = was (not) + voltooid deelwoord (+ed / 3e vorm)

I was not hit by my parents as a child

The car was repaired yesterday

The message was delivered to her by mistake

You/We/They = were (not) + voltooid deelwoord (+ed / 3e vorm)

Those books were written by Shakespeare

The windows were broken during the storm

The teachers were not laughed at by the children

Opdracht: herschrijf in de past simple passive

1.The chef prepared the meal.

2.The students solved the math problems.

3.The company launched a new product.

4.The gardener planted the flowers.

5.The mechanic fixed the car.

1. The meal was prepared by the chef
2. The math problems were solved by the students
3. A new product was launched by the company
4. The flowers were planted by the gardener
5. The car was fixed by the mechanic

What is the past simple passive form of the verb 'eat'?

1. was eaten
2. eaten was
3. has eaten
4. eaten has

Which of the following is the correct past simple passive form of 'write'?

1. written was
2. written has
3. was written
4. has written

Wat is de juiste vraagvorm van de present simple passive voor 'The books are read'?

1. Are the books read?
2. Is the books read?
3. Are the books reading?
4. Are the books reads?

Wat is de juiste vorm van de present simple passive voor 'De brieven worden geschreven'?

1. The letters is written
2. The letters are written
3. The letters be written
4. The letters are writing

Wat is de juiste vorm van de present simple passive voor 'De auto's worden gewassen'?

1. The cars be washed
2. The cars is washed
3. The cars are washed
4. The cars are washing

Exercise 1

Verander de zinnen van actief naar passief

Typ de gehele zin

Vernoem ook door wie het gedaan is (by...)

The dog bit the man.

The boys played a game.

Someone stole my bike yesterday.

A lot of people visit this building.

I made a cake.

Sara's brother bullies her.

The girls watched a movie.

The Pope always visits our country.

The teacher hit the boy.

The happy man held the baby.

I sell a lot of doughnuts.

Many people wear scarves.

The hunters shot a lot of birds.

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1.The cake __________ (bake) by Mary every Sunday.

2.The report __________ (submit) to the manager yesterday.

3.The dishes __________ (wash) by Peter every evening.

4.The new building __________ (construct) last year.

5.The mail __________ (deliver) to our house every morning.

6.The old car __________ (repair) by my uncle last month.

7.The books __________ (return) to the library every two weeks.

8.The computer program __________ (update) regularly by the IT department.

9.The movie __________ (watch) by millions of people worldwide last weekend.

10.The trees __________ (plant) by the volunteers last spring.

1. is baked
2. was submitted
3. are washed
4. was constructed
5. is delivered
6. was repaired
7. are returned
8. is updated
9. was watched
10. were planted