Passive

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Grammar: the Passive

Wild penguins attacked my sister.
'Wild penguins' is the ....

1. subject (onderwerp)
2. verb (werkwoord)
3. object (lijdend voorwerp)

My sister was attacked by wild penguins.
'Wild penguins' is the ....

1. subject (onderwerp)
2. verb (werkwoord)
3. object (lijdend voorwerp)

Wild penguins attacked my sister.
'my sister' is the ...

1. subject (onderwerp)
2. verb (werkwoord)
3. object (lijdend voorwerp)

Wat is het verschil in nadruk?

1. Wild penguins attacked my sister. 

2. My sister was attacked by wild penguins.

Wat is het verschil in nadruk?

1. Wild penguins attacked my sister. 

2. My sister was attacked by wild penguins.

2b. My sister was attacked.

Waarom heet het actief en passief?

actieve zin: 1. Wild penguins attacked my sister. 

passieve zin: 2. My sister was attacked by wild penguins.

2b. My sister was attacked.

My sister was attacked by wild penguins.
'my sister' is the

1. subject (onderwerp)
2. verb (werkwoord)
3. object (lijdend voorwerp)

This room has been painted blue.

1. passive
2. active

The Government is planning a new road near my house.

1. passive
2. active

Cricket is played in Australia.

1. passive
2. active

The search will be stopped because of the storm.

1. passive
2. active

The music was played very well by the student orchestra.

1. passive
2. active

What is the difference between an active and a passive sentence?

Let's try now!

Kies de correcte zin in de passive vorm:

1. My boyfriend gave me some beautiful flowers.
2. I was given some beautiful flowers by my boyfriend.

Active = He didn't open the book. Passive =

1. The book has never been opened
2. The book wasn't opened
3. The book has not been opened
4. The book isn't opened

Which sentence is passive?

1. Yesterday, they robbed the bank.
2. No one knows who did it.
3. The same bank was robbed three times in a row.
4. The newspaper reported that the police are on the case.

Hoe maak je de passive?

1. have/has + verleden tijd
2. to be + voltooid deelwoord
3. to be + onregelmatig werkwoord
4. have/has + voltooid deelwoord

Kies de correcte zin in de passive vorm:

1. The girl was taken to hospital.
2. The girl drove to hospital.
3. The girl was thinking of going to hospital
4. The girl took someone to hospital.

Kies de correcte zin in de passive vorm:

1. I walked to school yesterday
2. Last month my father bought a book for me
3. The letter was sent an hour ago
4. A man stole my wallet

Kies de correcte zin in de passive vorm:

1. His bike was stolen by someone yesterday.
2. She is given flowers for her birthday every year.
3. I have been to school only once this week.
4. Gerald is wearing his pants on backwards.

The Passive; Welk hulpwerkwood moet je altijd gebruiken in de Passive?

In de passive staat altijd een...

1. heel werkwoord
2. stam van ww
3. voltooid deelwoord
4. ww+ing

Now let's type it yourselves

The passive
Zet de werkwoorden tussen haakjes in de passive

The houses ____ (not - to paint) last year.

Make this sentence passive:
The teacher explained the passive.

Make this sentence passive:
He invited me.

Active to passive

The students understand the passive.

Fill in the passive: The room....... (clean) every day.

Fill in the passive: I don't think this room.... (clean) yesterday.

Fill in the passive: I saw an accident yesterday. Two people..... (take) to hospital.

Type in je eigen woorden: wat is het verschil tussen een passieve en een actieve zin?

He must fill in the form.

She is carrying all the boxes.

One day English.... (speak) everywhere.

The motorway... (close already) for three days.

For any one who wants to take notes:

Let's make page 99 A,B,C,F,G

Active sentence

(SVO)

1 subject

2 verb

3 object

I am looking at you.

The first thing or person in the sentence is active (doing something)

Passive sentence

(OV)

- object

- verb

(- subject)

You are being looked at (by me).

The first thing or person is NOT active, therefore passive

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1: Object <-> subject

2: Add form of 'to be'

3: Main verb -> past participle

Forms of 'to be'

Present: is

Past: was

Continuous: being

Future: be

Perfect: been