Passive

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3-6

Passives

Part 1

Today:

- Explanation of the passive + practice

• You know how to create a passive sentence
• You know when to use a passive sentence
  

What does 'passive' mean?

What makes a sentence passive?

'to be' + past participle (volt. dlw) makes a passive sentence

It is not important who is doing something

Active: The teacher teaches the student.

Passive: The student is taught (by the teacher).

How to recognize a passive sentence...

- check if there is a form of 'to be' used (be, am, are, is, was, were, been)

- is it followed by a past participle (voltooid deelwoord)?

- is it followed by 'by + noun or pronoun? If not, can it be followed by 'by zombies'?

Are all answers 'yes'? 

Congratulations, you have a passive sentence.

ACTIVE= He steals a bike.

Steals = present simple

ACTIVE

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

PASSIVE: The bike is stolen.

Is (form of 'to be') = present simple

stolen = voltooid deelwoord

PASSIVE

DE ACTIE  staat vooraan. NIET wie het doet

Julia rescued three cats.

1. passive
2. active

This room has been painted blue.

1. passive
2. active

Cricket is played in Australia.

1. passive
2. active

The friends have been looking forward to meeting her.

1. passive
2. active

The search will be stopped because of the storm.

1. passive
2. active

The Government is planning a new road near my house.

1. passive
2. active

In what type of text can you use the passive?

Hand-out

Put your laptop to the side for the moment

Take 5-10 minutes to do the exercises

It might be useful to discuss with your neighbor!

Making a passive sentence

Angry penguins | attack | my sister.

Subject (S)                              Object (O)

1. Object moves to the front of the sentence

2. Check the tense of the sentence
present tense? use am / is / are | past tense? use: was / were

3. Change the verb into the past participle (volt. deelwoord).

My sister is attacked (by angry penguins // by zombies).

Let's give it a try

Stephen kicks my cat

The mechanic has not repaired the DVD recorder

Penguins are attacking my sister

Make a passive. Start with 'the oranges'...

Make a passive. Start with 'a goal'...

Do you understand the passive now?

1. Yes
2. No
3. Maybe
4. Sort of

Please do:

Unit 2, exercise 20

Grammar trainer lesson 3: passive

Finished early? Do exercise 18+19