Passive Voice (Passiv)

Practice forming and recognizing the German passive voice with werden and sein.

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1

Transform to passive: Man baut hier ein Haus. → Hier ___ ein Haus ___.

Present tense passive (Vorgangspassiv): 'werden' + Partizip II. 'Wird gebaut' = is being built.

2

Choose: Die Tür ___ gestern ___ . (Präteritum Passiv)

Past tense passive uses 'wurde' + Partizip II. 'Die Tür wurde geöffnet' = The door was opened.

3

Which sentence is in passive voice?

'Das Buch wird gelesen' is passive (werden + Partizip II). Option d is Futur I (werden + Infinitiv).

4

Form the Perfekt Passiv: Die E-Mail ___ ___ ___.

Perfekt Passiv: 'sein' + Partizip II + 'worden'. Note: 'worden' (not 'geworden') in passive constructions.

5

Choose the correct Zustandspassiv: Die Tür ___ ___.

Zustandspassiv (state passive) uses 'sein' + Partizip II. It describes a resulting state, not the process.

6

Which preposition introduces the agent in passive? Das Buch wurde ___ dem Autor geschrieben.

'Von' + Dativ introduces the agent (the doer) in a passive sentence. 'Durch' is used for means/instruments.

7

Complete: Das Essen ___ gerade ___. (present passive)

Present passive: 'wird' + Partizip II. The food is being cooked right now.

8

Choose: Die Hausaufgaben müssen ___ ___. (passive with modal)

Passive with modal verb: modal + Partizip II + 'werden' (infinitive). The homework must be done.

9

Identify: 'Das Auto ist repariert.' — What type of passive is this?

'Sein' + Partizip II = Zustandspassiv. It describes the current state: the car is (now) repaired.

10

Form the passive: Man spricht hier Deutsch. → Hier ___ Deutsch ___.

Present passive of 'sprechen': 'wird gesprochen'. German is spoken here.