Present simple passive

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Vocabulary: Film

Present Simple Passive

Present Simple Passive

Kijk eens naar de volgende zinnen. Wat valt je op?

The man hits the dog with a stick.

The dog is hit with a stick.

Welke zin focust op wat er gebeurt (en niet zo zeer op wie het doet)?

1. I play tennis every Monday evening.
2. Tennis is played every Monday evening.

Present Simple Passive

Present simple: am/are/is + voltooid deelwoord

Active : The gardener waters the flowers every evening.

Passive: The flowers are watered by the gardener every evening. 

Actieve zinnen: Het onderwerp voert de actie uit.

Active: The gardener waters the flowers every evening.

Passieve zinnen: 

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

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

Hoe vormen we de Passive in de tegenwoordige tijd (Present Simple)?

1. Lijdend voorwerp + onderwerp + am, are of is + voltooid deelwoord
2. Lijdend voorwerp + am, are of is + voltooid deelwoord + onderwerp

Evaluation 1: I recognise the present simple passive.

Welke zin(nen) staat in de passive?

1. How do they make the cookies?
2. How are the cookies made?
3. I love baking.
4. Baseball is played with nine players on the team

Make a passive (use present simple):
Lots of books ... (buy) by my father every year.

1. are bought
2. is bought
3. were bought
4. have been bought

Millions of space program gadgets __________ (to sell) each year.

1. are sold
2. was sold
3. were sold

Clothes __________ (to wash) in the washing machine.

1. are washed
2. was washed
3. were washed

John collects money.

1. Present Simple
2. Past Simple
3. Present Perfect
4. Simple future/will future

Turn the following sentence into a passive:
John collects money.

Dutch _________ (to speak) in the Netherlands.

Millions of emails ________ (to send) every day.

Turn the active sentences into passive sentences.
Every day we walk our dog

This sweater ........ (to make) in China. (present simple passive)

Zet onderstaande zin in de present simple passive.
'The police catches thieves'