The passive shifts the emphasis from the subject To the Object Of a sentence.

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2 The passive shifts the emphasis from the subject To the Object Of a sentence

3 To form the passive you always need to use a form of the verb werden With the past participle of the main verb

4 If you want to change the tense, you have to change the form of werden NOT The past participle which Stays the same in all tenses !

5 Passive in the present tense: Active: I eat the big delicious chocolate cake The big delicious chocolate cake is eaten by me. passive Auf Deutsch: Ich esse den grossen leckeren Schokoladenkuchen Der grosse leckere Schokoladenkuchen wird von mir gegessen Activ: Passiv: Now try Schaum pg 213 ex 132

6 Passive in the imperfect: Active: Henry ate the green apple Passive:The green apple was eaten by Henry Auf Deutsch aktiv: Heinrich aß den grünen Apfel Auf Deutsch passiv: Der grüne Apfel wurde von Heinrich gegessen. Now try Schaumpg 214 ex 135

7 Passive in the perfect tense: Active: Frankie has seen an old ghost Passive:An old ghost has been seen by Frankie Frankie hat ein altes Gespenst gesehen Ein altes Gespenst ist von Frankie gesehen worden What was odd there? Yes! The past participle of werden drops its ge in the passive.

8 Passive in the future tense Jane will buy the fast car The fast car will be bought by Jane Aktiv Johanna wird das schnelle Auto kaufen passiveDas schnelle Auto wird von Johanna gekauft Schaum pg 216 ex 137

9 Passive in the pluperfect I had already marked the work The work had already been marked by me Ich hatte die Arbeit schon korrigiert Die Arbeit war schon von mir korrigiert worden

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