Passive and active voice

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

Lesson plan

- Start activity

- Today's goal

- Grammar explanation

- Let's practice

- Work on your own

- How did it go?

Goal of this class

You know what an active and passive voice is.

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

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I bake a cake. 

Passive: 

Active: The reporter published the news.

Passive: 

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I bake a cake. 

Passive: A cake is baked.

Active: The reporter published the news.

Passive: 

Active vs Passive voice

Active: I bake a cake. 

Passive: A cake is baked (by me)

Active: The reporter published the news.

Passive: The news was published. (by the reporter)

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 de actie belangrijker is dan wie het doet. 

 

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 de actie belangrijker is dan wie het doet. 

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

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 - lijdend 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 - lijdend voorwerp)

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

Hoe maak je de passive voice van een active voice?

Lijdend voorwerp + to be + past participle

Active vs Passive voice

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

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

Hoe maak je de passive voice van een active voice?

Lijdend 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!

Active: The mechanic is repairing the car. (write down the full sentence with subject)

Active: She read the book.

Active: Tonya had crafted the map.

Active: Clara was checking the furniture.

Zelfstandig werken

Exercise 51, 52, 53 and 54 on page 119 - 121

How did it go?

Do you know how to use the passive and active voice correctly?