Past Simple Passive

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Today's Programme

1. Passive Recap
   
2. Past Simple Passive
   

Lesson Objective:

- You know what a 'passive' sentence is and can create passive sentences in the present and past simple. 

Why do we use the Passive?

Why a Passive?

1. The 'object' of an action is made important.

Active: People make most cars in Asia.

Passive: Most cars are made in Asia.

Why a Passive?

2. The 'agent' of an action is unknown or irrelevant.

Active: The police arrest many thieves in supermarkets.

Passive: Many thieves in supermarkets are arrested (by the police).

Exercise Discussion

Please go to page 41 of your Student Book 

And take your answers in front of you

RULE: Use the passive when it ____ who does the action, or when we don't know who does it.

1. is important
2. isn't important

d.2. How many emails ____ (write) every day?

d.3. Chocolate ____ (sell) in almost every country in the world.

d.4.

• isn't grown 
• is grown

d.5.

• are ... sent

d.6.

• are made

e.2. The litter ...

e.3. A lot ...

e.4. Too much ...

e.5.

• Thousands of letters are delivered.

e.6.

• Are successful films made in Hollywood?

Now something NEW!!!

Fill in the gap:
Mr Tip ____ (born) in 1988.

The first Harry Potter book ___ (publish) in 1997.

My bicycle ____ (steal) last night.

Past Simple Passive

'was' or 'were' 

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Past Participle (= volt.dlw)

Many native americans were killed by Christopher Columbus and his men.

Can you make your own Past Simple Passive starting with 'African slaves...'

Can you make a passive sentence
in the present simple? Use 'bananas'

Can you make a passive sentence in the
past simple? Use 'the first aeroplane'

Lesson Objective:

- You know what a 'passive' sentence is and can create passive sentences in the present and past simple. 

I know what a 'passive' sentence is and can create passive sentences in present and past simple.

1. Yes
2. No
3. Almost

Exercises for next week:   - Ex. 2,3 and 6 on p. 72

Extra Practice

Please find a lot of online practice material on the next three slides.

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