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We need: 1. to be 2. past participle of the predicate/verb
The Passive Voice We need: 1. to be 2. past participle of the predicate/verb Infinitive Past Tense Past Participle to drive drove driven to be Present Tense Present Perfect Past Tense Future Tense I you/we/they he/she/it am driven have been was will be are have been were will be is has been was will be
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Note: There is no difference like werde, wirst, wird, wurde, werdet, …
Instead, there is always the corresponding form of to be: am, is, are, was… Note: Contrary to German, sentences in the passive voice always begin with the subject in the nominative (Wer oder was?) German = English Ich werde gefahren. I am driven. Der Mann wurde gefragt. The man was asked. German ≠ English Mir wird erzählt. I am told. Ihm wurde das Essen gebracht. He was brought the meal.
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Note: In all tenses being is used to express the continuous/progressive form.
Where are you? I am driven to the airport. being What did the kids do when you met them? They were told a story. being
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