Je gebruikt vaak zinnen in de ACTIVE: iemand doet iets.

BV: John always goes to town on Fridays.

 

In de PASSIVE gaat het er niet om wie iets doet maar om wat er gedaan wordt of is  Waarom?

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• Je weet niet wie het gedaan heeft of het is niet belangrijk:

            Stories are read at camp every evening.

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• Het is te logisch door wie het gedaan wordt of is:

           The school is cleaned every day.

           The show is broadcast every Saturday at 8.

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Hoe maak je de PASSIVE:

To be (= worden) +  derde rijtje /ed

 

die vorm van to be moet in de juiste tijd staan:

 

Present simple:    (am/is/are + volt dw)

Time indicators: usually/sometimes/every day etc.

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I am usually told to stay here. (mij wordt verteld)

My house is painted every two years. (wordt geschilderd)

My windows are cleaned every month. (worden gewassen)

 

Past simple:  (was/were + derde rijtje /ed)

Time indicators: yesterday, last week, in 1990

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My car was repaired again last week. (werd gerepareerd)

The children were told to stay home last Friday.(werd verteld)

 

Present perfect : (has/have been + derde rijtje /ed)

Time indicators: NO TIME INDICATOR/just/already etc

                              Once started and still true ​

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 My bike has been stolen again! (No time indicator)

The kids have already been told to go home.

The news has been broadcast at 6 o'clock since I was 8 years old.