Passive and active voice

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

Basic rules

• We take our jackets off
• We put our bags on the ground
• We put our laptops on the table
• We do our work when we should
• We are silent during explanations and raise our hands for questions
• Our phone is in the "phone-tas" 
• We don't eat, drink, or chew gum in class

Welcome to today's English lesson!

By the end of this lesson, you...

...know what an active and passive voice is.

...know how to use the passive and active voice. 

Explanation: Passive and active voice

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I bake a cake. 

Passive: 

Active: The reporter published the news.

Passive: 

Wanneer gebruik je de passive voice?

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I bake a cake. 

Passive: A cake is baked.

Active: The reporter published the news.

Passive: 

Wanneer gebruik je de passive voice?

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I bake a cake. 

Passive: A cake is baked.

Active: The reporter published the news.

Passive: The news was published. 

Wanneer gebruik je de passive voice?

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I bake a cake. 

Passive: A cake is baked.

Active: The reporter published the news.

Passive: The news was published. 

Wanneer gebruik je de passive voice?

1. Wanneer het niet belangrijk is wie iets heeft gedaan. 

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I bake a cake. 

Passive: A cake is baked.

Active: The reporter published the news.

Passive: The news was published. 

Wanneer gebruik je de passive voice?

1. Wanneer het niet belangrijk is wie iets heeft gedaan. 

2. Wanneer de actie belangrijker is dan wie het doet. 

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I bake a cake. 

Passive: A cake is baked.

Hoe maak je de passive voice van een active voice?

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I bake a cake. (Onderwerp - ww - leidend voorwerp)

Passive: A cake is baked. 

Hoe maak je de passive voice van een active voice?

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I bake a cake. (Onderwerp - ww - leidend voorwerp)

Passive: A cake is baked. (Leidend voorwerp - ww)

Hoe maak je de passive voice van een active voice?

Leidend voorwerp + to be + past participle

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I bake a cake. (Onderwerp - ww - leidend voorwerp)

Passive: A cake is baked by me. (Leidend voorwerp - ww)

Hoe maak je de passive voice van een active voice?

Leidend voorwerp + to be + past participle (+ by + onderwerp)

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I tell a story. 

Passive: 

LET OP DE TIJDSVORM!

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I tell a story.  (present simple)

Passive: A story is told. (present simple)

LET OP DE TIJDSVORM!

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I told a story.

Passive: 

LET OP DE TIJDSVORM!

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I told a story. (past simple)

Passive: A story was told. (past simple)

LET OP DE TIJDSVORM!

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I am telling a story. 

Passive: 

LET OP DE TIJDSVORM!

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I am telling a story. (present continuous)

Passive: A story is being told. 

LET OP DE TIJDSVORM!

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I was telling a story. 

Passive:

LET OP DE TIJDSVORM!

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I was telling a story. (past continuous)

Passive: A story was being told. (past continuous)

LET OP DE TIJDSVORM!

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I have told a story. 

Passive: 

Active: I had told a story.

Passive: 

LET OP DE TIJDSVORM!

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I have told a story. (present perfect)

Passive: A story has been told.

Active: I had told a story.

Passive: 

LET OP DE TIJDSVORM!

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I have told a story. (present perfect)

Passive: A story has been told.

Active: I had told a story. (past perfect)

Passive: A story had been told. 

LET OP DE TIJDSVORM!

Over to you...

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