The present simple passive

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

The passive

Learning goal:

I know what the passive is.

I can use the passive correctly

Welke zin focust op wat er gebeurt (en niet zo zeer op wie het doet)?

1. I play tennis every Monday evening.
2. Tennis is played every Monday evening.

En hier? Welke zin focust op wat er gebeurt (en niet zo zeer op wie het doet)?

1. Two brothers run the shop.
2. The shop is run by two brothers.

The passive

• The passive: nadruk op wat er gebeurt in plaats van wie het doet. 
  
  
• Present simple passive: 
  > am/are/is + ww + ed
  > am/are/is + 3e rijtje
  
• Past simple passive:
  > was/were + ww + ed 
  > was/were + 3e rijtje 

Present simple passive	Past simple passive
am/are/is + ww + ed am/are/is + 3e rijtje	was/were + ww + ed was/were + 3e rijtje
feiten/gewoonten Signaalwoorden: often, always, sometimes, every	verleden tijd Signaalwoorden: last, ago, date, yesterday (LADY)
- The windows are washed every week. - These backpacks are made in Canada.	- The parcel was delivered yesterday.

What do you remember of the present simple passive?

Millions of space program gadgets __________ (to sell) each year.

1. are sold
2. was sold
3. were sold

Clothes __________ (to wash) in the washing machine.

1. are washed
2. was washed
3. were washed

Dutch _________ (to speak) in the Netherlands.

Millions of emails ________ (to send) every day.

John collects money.

1. Present Simple
2. Past Simple
3. Present Perfect
4. Simple future/will future

John collects money.

van Active naar Passive

! een vorm van 'To Be' + volt Dlw)

I kill the cat. (Present Simple)

The cat is killed by me. (present simple passive)

I killed the cat. (Past Simple)

The cat was killed by me. (past simple)

He opened the door.

He writes a letter every day.

They created a videogame.

Turn the active sentences into passive sentences.
12. Every day we walk our dog