The Passive Flashcards

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There is always a lot of drinking at his party

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Es wird immer viel getrunken auf seiner Party

In German, the passive is formed from werden plus the past participl

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The child was bitten by a dog

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Das Kind wurde von einem Hund gebissen

The agent is inrtoduced by von if a person, animal or organisation

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The door was opened by the wind

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Die Tür wurde durch den Wind geöffnet

The agent is inrtoduced by durch it it is a thing

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I’m being seen

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Ich werde gesehen

This is the present tense of werden

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You are seen

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Du wirst gesehen

This is the present tense of werden

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He is seen

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Er wird gesehen

This is the present tense of werden

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We are seen

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Wir werden gesehen

This is the present tense of werden

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You (familiar, plural) are seen

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Ihr werdet gesehen

This is the present tense

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They are seen

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Sie werden gesehen

This is the present tense of werden

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I was seen

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Ich wurde gesehen

This is the present tense of werden

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One had already told me

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Man hatte es mir schon gesagt …

The passive can be avoided by using the impersonal construction, man

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That is possible

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Das lässt sich machen

The passive can be avoided by using sich lassen and an infinitive

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Susi gave her a car (passive mood)

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Ihr wurde von Susi ein Auto geschenkt

The passive is used here

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Susi gave her a car (active mood)

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Susi schenkte ihr ein Auto

The active can be used instead of the passive

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