Passive present and past

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Passive

Present

We prepare our oral exam every lesson.  ACTIVE

Our oral exam is prepared every lesson. PASSIVE

We also learn new words.  ACTIVE

New words are also learnt. PASSIVE

am / is/ are+ voltooid deelwoord

Passive in the present simple:

Past

We prepared our oral exam yesterday.  ACTIVE

Our oral exam was prepared yesterday. PASSIVE

We learnt new words before the last test.  ACTIVE

New words were learnt before the last test. PASSIVE

was / were + voltooid deelewoord

Passive in the past:

Is the underlined verb active or passive

1. Active
2. Passive

Active / passive?
Alan teaches geography.

1. active
2. passive

Active/passive?
Houses have been built.

1. active
2. passive

Is the underlined verb active or passive

1. Active
2. Passive

Active/passive
Many questions were asked.

1. Passive
2. Active

Active/passive
Injured soldier is being taken to the hospital now.

1. Passive
2. Active

Active/passive
The missing child was found in the woods.

1. Active
2. Passive

TV / invent / Baird.

pyramids / build / Egyptians.

milk / produce / cows.

coffee / grow / in Brasil.

the robber / arrest / the police / yesterday.

plants / water / every day.

this room / use / only on special occasions.

Change this active sentence to passive.
The mob broke all the shop windows in recent riots.

They make these artificial flowers from silk.

A rainstorm flooded the camp.

Beavers make these dams.