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The Passive Voice in German
ANSWER KEY 1


KEY: ÜBUNG 1 - ACTIV/PASSIV

Change the active sentence to passive. CAUTION! Don't change tenses or omit elements!

  1. Er schreibt eine E-Mail. = Eine E-Mail wird von ihm geschrieben.
  2. Sie hat einen Kuchen gebacken. = Ein Kuchen ist von ihr gebacken worden.
  3. Man kann es beweisen. = Es kann bewiesen werden.
  4. Mein Vater hat das Radio repariert. = Das Radio ist von meinem Vater repariert worden.
  5. Der Wind schlug die Tür zu. = Die Tür wurde durch den Wind zugeschlagen.

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