3A/G: Passive revist

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3A/G: Passive

Repeating the passive tense

What do you remember about the passive tense?

- I speak English -> English is spoken

- They serve breakfast between 7 and 9 -> Breakfast is served between 7 and 9

- Billie Eilish sings these songs

-> These songs are sung by Billie

- They Built this house in 1575 

->This house was built in 1575

- He opened the package yesterday -> The package was opened yesterday

- We washed the dishes together last night -> The dishes were washed.

Present simple and past simple passive

- Am/is/are + voltooid deelwoord

- Was/were + voltooid deelwoord

Dezelfde regels als bij de active vorm

Many houses ... (to destroy) by the flood last week.

English ... (to speak) in many countries all over the world.

In this hospital small injuries ... (to treat) by assistant doctors.

The goal ... (to score) in the first 15 minutes of the football match.

The letters ... (to deliver) every day.

A cup of coffee ... (to drink) every morning.

If there is a present simple and past simple passive, what other passive tenses would there be?

Passive tenses

Present simple passive
Am/is/are + voltooid deelwoord
Bij gewoonten, feiten en dingen die regelmatig gebeuren
The house is cleaned every week.
Past simple passive
Was/were + voltooid deelwoord
- Voor dingen die in het verleden tijd zijn gebeurd en nu voorbij zijn
The house was cleaned yesterday.

- The cake is being baked by my sister.

- The computer is being fixed by the technician. 

- The movie is being filmed at the moment.

- The photos were being taken by Bobby, when it started raining.

- That movie was being watched by my parents.

- The meal was being cooked when the alarm went off.

Passive tenses

Present continuous passive
Is being/are being + voltooid deelwoord
Als iets op dat moment gebeurd
The house is being cleaned at the moment.
Past continuous passive
Was being/were being + voltooid deelwoord
In het verleden en duurde een tijdje
The house was being cleaned all of last week.

- The murderer has not been found yet.

- My new watch has been stolen.

- Many books have been written by Thomas since he started writing.

- A letter had been written, before it was sent.

- An apple had been given to me by my mother.

- I had been phoned by my boss, before I went to work.

Passive tenses

Present perfect passive
Has been/have been + voltooid deelwoord
- Iets wat in het verleden is begonnen en nog steeds doorgaat
The house has been cleaned since you left.
Past perfect passive
Had been + voltooid deelwoord
Twee gebeurtenissen, de verste in het verleden
The house had been cleaned before they arrived.

The thief ... (to catch) by the police yesterday.

1. is being caught
2. was being caught
3. was caught
4. had been caught

Three books ... (to write) before 1857.

1. were being written
2. is being written
3. have been written
4. had been written

A new stadium ... (to build) near the station at the moment.

1. is being built
2. was being built
3. has been built
4. had been built

At 6 o'clock this morning a story ... (to tell) to the children.

1. is being told
2. was being told
3. has been told
4. is told