The Passive Voice

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Tuesday, November 30th

* The Passive Voice (ex. 1 t/m 3)

* practice for skills test

Skills test on Tuesday, December 7th!!

Please bring a dictionary/earplugs/chromebook to class!!

The Passive Voice

Exercise 1

Answers exercise 1

Active: He has put the presents underneath the Christmas tree.

Passive: The presents ……...

have been put underneath the Christmas tree (by him).

Active: My sister is decorating Christmas cookies.

Passive: ……...

Christmas cookies are being decorated by my sister.

Active: Santa will bring many reindeer. 

Passive: ………

Many reindeer will be brought (by Santa).

Active: Dad ………

Passive: A Christmas tree is bought by dad every year.

buys a Christmas tree every year.

I was singing Christmas songs while the dog barked loudly.

Passive: ……… while the dog barked loudly.

Christmas songs were being sung (by me) while the dog barked loudly.

Active: I think that John forgot the ugly Christmas sweater at home.

Passive: I think that ……… 

the ugly Christmas sweater was forgotten at home (by John).

My brother walks the dog.
The dog ... by my brother

1. is being walked
2. is walked
3. was walked

He opened the window.
The window ... by him.

1. is opened
2. has been opened
3. was opened

Someone has stolen my treasure.
My treasure ..

1. has been stolen
2. is stolen
3. was stolen

They will sell the house.
The house ... by them.

1. will be sold
2. would be sold
3. will have been sold

Sam is washing the car.
The car ... by Sam.

1. has been washed
2. is being washed
3. was being washed

The girls had eaten the cakes.
The cakes ... by the girls.

1. were eaten
2. are eaten
3. had been eaten

They are going to plant trees.
Trees ... by them.

1. are going to be planted
2. were going to be planted
3. are being planted

David was buying a book.
A book ... by David.

1. was being bought
2. has been bought
3. has bought

Homework for Thursday, Dec 2nd

Study:

Vocabulary (shortlist) Theme 3 (in classroom)

Grammar 7 / 8 / 9 TB p. 43 + 47

+ irregular verbs

Formative test on Thursday, Dec 2nd

And now?

Practice for skills test:

Eefje B., Ties, Amir and Danique

Listening

Audio/videopart 2015

Audiopart/videopart 2016

in Woots

Speaking 

Jamie, Hannah, Nienke, Zeb, Mirjam, Matthijs M., Eefje N., Rosalie, Amber, Matthijs W, Brax.

Do research on the topic of your choice.

Reading

Maya, Faye, Thijs, Liza, Jesse, Maura, Linde

Practice with the material in the Classroom.