Passive/Passive Present
Im Passiv besteht das Verb aus zwei Bestandteilen:
am, is, are
(Form von "to be") past participle (3.Form)
Interactive exercises
Easy
Write in the missing passive forms.
1. Tea is drunk (drink) a lot in England.
2. Crisps are made(make) from potatoes.
3. English is spoken(speak) in many shops in Germany.
4. Dishes are washed(wash) in a sink or a dishwasher.
Write in the missing passive forms.
5. Food is kept (keep) cold in a refrigerator.
6. When the show is over, the lights are switched(switch) off.
7. Oranges are grown(grow) in Spain.
8. Chips are fried(fry) in oil.
9. Tickets are sold(sell) at this vending machine.
Past participles
Click on the numbers. Then put in the past participles of the given verbs:
| said | past participle of say |
| brought | past participle of bring |
| broken | past participle of break |
| caught | past participle of catch |
| hidden | past participle of hide |
| bitten | past participle of bite |
| ridden | past participle of ride |
| lain | past participle of lie |
| slept | past participle of sleep |
| stolen | past participle of steal |
Steam engine
Change the sentences from active into passive.
1. A man puts coals or wood into the fire.
Pieces of coal or wood are put() into the fire.
2. The fire heats water in a boiler.
Water is heated() in a boiler.
3. The heat transforms water into steam.
Water is transformed() into steam.
4. The steam pushes up a piston (Kolben)
A piston is pushed () up.
5. This drives wheels.
Wheels are driven() ( by the engine).
Past participles
| pay | paid |
| catch | caught |
| choose | chosen |
| sell | sold |
| teach | taught |
| show | shown/ showed |
| freeze | frozen |
| feel | felt |
| fall | fell |
