Passive sentences

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 4

Passive or Active?

ACTIVE= He is stealing a bike.

ACTIVE

ONDERWERP = WIE /WAT het doet staat vooraan de zin.

PASSIVE: The bike is stolen.

PASSIVE

DE ACTIE  staat vooraan. NIET wie het doet

In het Nederlands:

Active sentence --> actieve/bedrijvende zin

Passive sentence --> passieve/lijdende zin

De leerlingen plagen de docent.

De docent wordt geplaagd (door de leerlingen).

Het verschil tussen passief en actief

The dog bites the man --> The man was bitten by the dog.

The teacher hit the pupil --> the pupil was hit by the teacher

What is the subject in this sentence?

The lion bit the man.

(Onderwerp)

The lion bit the man.

What is the object in this sentence?

The lion bit the man.

Wanneer gebruik je de passive?

De passive wordt gebruikt als de nadruk niet ligt op wie iets doet, maar wel op wat er gedaan wordt. De handeling is belangrijker dan degene die het doet. Of: je weet helemaal niet wie het doet. Bijvoorbeeld:

The package was delivered yesterday. (het doet er niet toe door wie).

My bike has been stolen. (je weet niet door wie)

Hoe herken je een passive?

1. Staat er een vorm van 'to be'?
   (am/are/is/was/were/have been/ has been/ had been/is being/etc.)
2. Staat daarna een voltooid deelwoord? (played, broken etc.)
3. Staat daarna 'by ....'? Zoniet, kun je 'by zombies' erachter 
   zetten?

Als aan deze 3 voldaan is  -->  het is een passive!

The poor girl was killed (by zombies).

'The search will be stopped because of the storm.'

1. Passive
2. Active

'The friends have been looking forward to meeting her.'

1. Passive
2. Active

'Cricket is played in Australia.'

1. Passive
2. Active

'This room has been painted blue.'

1. Passive
2. Active

'Boys like to play soccer.'

1. Passive
2. Active

The Government is planning a new road near my house.

1. passive
2. active

From active to passive...

Om een actieve zin passief te maken, moet het lijdend voorwerp vooraan in de zin komen te staan, als onderwerp van de passieve zin.

The cat chases the mouse.

'The mouse' wordt onderwerp van de passieve zin --> komt vooraan te staan

'chases' is een present simple --> present simple van "to be" --> is

gevolgd door het voltooid deelwoord van 'chase' --> chased

The mouse is chased by the cat.

onderwerp

lijdend voorwerp

onderwerp

Van active naar passive: 4 stappen

1. Zet het nieuwe onderwerp vd zin voorop: dit was het lijdend vw of meewerkend vw van de actieve zin.
2. Kijk in welke tense de actieve zin staat.
3. Gebruik deze tense om het ww ‘to be’ te vormen in de nieuwe zin.
4. Zet het voltooid deelw. erachter van het hoofdww.
   5. Alleen indien nodig: zet 'by...' erachter 
   

Actieve zinnen Passief maken 3

Present Perfect

Have/has been + voltooid deelwoord

I have done my work --> My work has been done (by me)

They have asked a question --> A question has been asked (by them)

Actieve zinnen Passief maken 1

Present simple + Past simple

Vorm van to be + voltooid deelwoord

I deliver the post every day --> The post is delivered every day (by me)

He asked me to do this --> I was asked to do this (by him)

Voltooid deelwoord:

• regelmatige ww:  hele ww + ed   (play  -->  played)
• onregelmatige ww: 3e vorm   (fly  --> flew)

Actieve zinnen Passief maken 2

Present continuous + Past continuous

Vorm van to be + being + voltooid deelwoord

He is playing a game --> A game is being played (by him)

We were having a good time --> A good time was being had (by us)

Thanos ___________ ___________ by the mightiest 

heroes  of the Earth.

is

are

was

being

be

defeated

defeat

been

___________ your room __________  ___________ yet?

is

has

was

cleaned

has

have

platypus

been

My broken tap ___________   ___________   _________ now.

is

repaired

was

being

be

fix

repair

been

The secretary writes an email

The musicians play another song

The emails are sent by the secretary now

The songs are played in a different order

Active

Passive

Make a passive sentence:
Lots of books ... (read) by children in 1890.

1. are read
2. is read
3. were read
4. have been read

Make a passive:
Lots of books ... (buy) by my father every year.

1. are bought
2. is bought
3. were bought
4. have been bought

Make a passive:
Lots of books ...(read, not) by those children yet.

1. aren't read
2. isn't read
3. weren't read
4. haven't been read

Make a passive:
Lots of books ...(read, not) by those children yet.

1. aren't read
2. isn't read
3. weren't read
4. haven't been read

Change into the passive:
We feed the animals every day.

Change into the passive:
The storm has destroyed the village.

Change into the passive:
The RSPCA rescued three cats.

Practice 

Easy

https://www.english-4u.de/en/grammar-exercises/passive3.htm

intermediate

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/passive-exercise-5.html

Advanced

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/passive_quiz.htm