Chapter 2 - Grammar revision

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 3

What are we going to do today?

- Grammar revision chapter 2

- Study irregular verbs

Past Perfect

De past perfect verwijst naar een tijd voorafgaand aan het nu. Het wordt gebruikt om duidelijk te maken dat de ene gebeurtenis plaatsvond voor de andere in het verleden, deze andere gebeurtenis staat dan vaak in de Past Simple. 

Je maakt de Past Perfect door: had + ed (regelmatige ww) & had + 2de vorm ww (onregelmatige ww)

The thief ............. (to escape) before he entered the building.

1. had escaped
2. escaped

Uitleg voorbeeld zin:

In de zin: the thief had escaped before he entered the building. 

gebeurt het werkwoord had escaped dus voorafgaand van het werkwoord entered. 

After he ...... (to burn) the house, he trew away the evidence.

1. burned
2. had burned

Prepositions of time and place

In English we use 3 prepositions of time and place: in/on/at. 

Time: 

On is used for days and dates. --> We have soccer on Saturday.

In is used for months, years, seasons and parts of the day. --> We did our exams in 2010. 

At is used for specific times of day and holidays. --> Our school starts at 08:15.

Prepositions of time and place

Place: 

On is used for surfaces, public transport and roads/streets/rivers. --> The boat sailed on the river Themes. 

In is used for general places, cities/countries and things inside an area or space. --> We live in The Netherlands. 

At is used for specific locations or particular places. --> I will meet you at the trainstation. 

My birthday is ...... June

1. in
2. on
3. at

I like to sleep ...... the bus

1. in
2. on
3. at

I left my phone ..... home.

1. in
2. on
3. at

Passive voice 

De passive voice (lijdende zin) wordt gebruikt als de focus ligt op de actie en niet op wie die actie ondernomen heeft. 

Wanneer je de zin van active (bedrijvend) naar passive brengt veranderd het voorwerp in het onderwerp. Een vorm van to be en het voltooid deelwoord wordt toegevoegd.

Passive voice 

Active: I close the door. = Passive: the door is closed (by me) 

Active: I am reading the newspaper. = Passive: the newspaper is being read (by me). 

(by me) staat tussenhaakjes omdat je dit weg kunt laten uit de zin. 

Active                                                V

PS: I do the dishes. 

PS: She repainted the door.

PC: The police are conducting interviews. 

PC: He was telling a story. 

PP: They have finished the story. 

PP: We had perfected the recipe

S                                            Passive

The dishes are done (by me)

The door was repainted (by her

Interviews are being contucted (by the police)

The story was being told (by him) 

The story has been finished 

The recipe had been perfected

Active/passive?
James plays soccer every week.

1. active
2. passive

active/passive?
Roads have been built.

1. active
2. passive

Active > Passive
Will they accept our invitation?

1. Is our invitation accepted by them?
2. Will our invitation be accepted by them?
3. Was our invitation accepted by them?
4. Was our invitation being accepted by them?

Study

Study irregular verbs. 

In silence.