Passive Voice - Lijdende Vorm

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3,5

Who still remembers:
What is the passive voice?

How well do you understand
the Passive Voice?

No longer know what it is

Can recognise it

Know difference between active and passive voice

Can use the passive voice

Can explain the passive voice

What is the difference between these sentences?

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Difference between Active & Passive Voice

1. ACTIVE VOICE: nadruk op WIE iets doet of heeft gedaan
2. PASSIVE VOICE: nadruk niet op WIE iets, maar op WAT er is gebeurd 

Active vs Passive Voice: more examples

Active Voice

(bedrijvende vorm)

Het onderwerp voert een actie uit.

I paint the room.

Passive Voice

(lijdende vorm)

Het onderwerp overkomt iets.

The room was painted (by me).

En daardoor verandert de werkwoordstijd en wisselen zinsdelen van plek.

Difference Active vs Passive Voice

How to recognise the Passive Voice?

PASSIVE VOICE: always consists of

1. form of the auxiliary TO BE + a past participle 
   for example: is arrested, has been stolen, will be made
   
   
2. sometimes a by-clause with the doer of the action
   for example: by the police, by my sister, by teachers

1/3 'This room has been painted blue.'

1. Passive
2. Active

2/3 The Government is planning a new road near my house.

1. passive
2. active

3/3 'The search will be stopped because of the storm.'

1. Passive
2. Active

How do you make the Passive Voice?

Transformation Active to Passive Voice

Tense changes Active to Passive Voice

How to change an Active Voice into the Passive Voice?

ACTIVE to PASSIVE VOICE in small steps

The police arrested my brother yesterday.

1. Object becomes subject > My brother ...
   
2. Choose form of TO BE same tense as verb (simple past) > was > My brother was ...
3. Select the past participle form of the main verb: arrested >  My brother was arrested ...
4. Add BY + subject > My brother was arrested by the police ... 
5. Add rest> My brother was arrested by the police yesterday.

passive/active:
the problem ___ to the children

1. explained
2. was explained

Active / passive?
They often listen to music.

1. active
2. passive

active / passive?

Boys like to play soccer.

1. passive
2. active

Active sentence = present simple
'To be' in passive sentence =

1. was / were
2. am / is / are
3. will be

Active sentence = past simple
'To be' in passive sentence =

1. was / were
2. am / is / are
3. be

Active: The judge found the defendant guilty.

Passive: The defendant ................. guilty by the judge

to be + voltooid deelwoord

1. is found
2. was found
3. has been found
4. found

Active: They say that women are smarter than men.

Passive: Women ________________ to be smarter than men.

1. is said
2. are said
3. was said
4. are being said

Active: A friend gave me this sweater.

Passive: This sweater ________ to me by a friend.

1. is given
2. was given

Active or passive:
The unwanted visitor ... (shown) the to the exit.

1. is shown
2. gets shown
3. will be showed
4. is been shown

Active or passive:
Madam, you ... (request) to leave immediately. Please follow me

1. are requisted
2. get requested
3. will be requested
4. are being requested

From active to passive:
They will sell the house
The house ... by them

1. will be sold
2. will have been sold
3. would be sold

How well do you understand
the Passive Voice now?

No longer know what it is

Can recognise it

Know difference between active and passive voice

Can use the passive voice

Can explain the passive voice