DUTR-Present Simple Passive vs Past Simple Passive

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• Leerjaar 3

Hey! Let's review the PASSIVE :-)

Lesson Overview: 

-Passive Form

Learning Goal: 

- I can recognise and make the passive form in the present simple and the past simple

What do you remember about this topic? What can you say about the passive?

Present Simple

"to be"

I am a student.

You are a student.

He is a student. 

She is a student. 

It is a student. 

We are students. 

They are students. 

Past Simple

"to be"

I was a student. 

She was a student. 

He was a student. 

She was a student. 

It was a student. 

We were students. 

They were students. 

Active versus Passive sentences. 

subject    verb      object 

She stole the bike!

subject       verb               agent

The bike was stolen (by the boy).

Mr. Naafs didn't post the homework on Magister. 

The homework wasn't posted on Magister. 

Active sentence ->

Passive sentence ->

Active sentence ->

Passive sentence ->

Passive Form

Form

To be + past participle

Tense

Present simple and past simple. 

     am/is/are                  was/were                

When do we use it?

1. When who did the action is not known, or is not important. 

-use 'by' at the end of the passive sentence if you want to include who did the action.

                      The phone was invented in 1875. 

                      The phone was invented in 1875 by Alexander Bell. 

2. Remove focus of subject, like avoiding blame. 

             

                       Sara did not hand in our group assignment.

                       Our group assignment was not handed in. 

Passive Form

Turn these sentences into the passive form. 

1. Someone buys flowers. 

2. Someone bought flowers. 

3. Someone wrote a report. 

4. Someone writes a report. 

Passive Form

Check your answers. 

1. Someone buys flowers. 

Flowers are bought. 

2. Someone bought flowers. 

Flowers were bought. 

3. Someone wrote a report. 

A report was written. 

4. Someone writes a report. 

A report is written.

Active or passive

A goal was scored.

1. active
2. passive

Active or Passive?
Alan teaches geography.

1. active
2. passive

Active or passive?
The letter was written.

1. active
2. passive

Active or Passive?
Ms Dutar teaches English.

1. active
2. passive

Active or Passive?
My pet goldfish was eaten.

1. active
2. passive

Change this sentence into the passive form:

Lucy fixes the phone at home.

Change this sentence into the passive form:

The thieves stole the car.

Change this sentence into the passive form:

The cat took my food!

Change this sentence into the passive form:

The doctor examines the patients every day.

Change this sentence into the passive form:

The detective solved the case within a week.