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German Passive Voice

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The passive voice in German is used when the focus is on the action or the object, rather than who performs the action.

Learn all types of German passive voice: process passive (Vorgangspassiv) with 'werden' and state passive (Zustandspassiv) with 'sein', across all tenses.

Types of Passive Voice

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Passive in Present Tense

Learn how to form the passive voice in the present tense using 'werden'.

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Passive in Simple Past

Master the passive voice in the simple past (Präteritum) tense.

A2-B1

Passive in Future Tense

Learn how to form the passive voice in the future tense.

B1

Passive of State

Understand the passive of state (Zustandspassiv) using 'sein' instead of 'werden'.

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Passive in Perfect Tense

Learn the passive voice in the perfect tense (Perfekt) with 'worden'.

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Passive in Past Perfect

Master the passive voice in the past perfect (Plusquamperfekt) tense.

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Passive in Future Perfect

Learn the passive voice in the future perfect (Futur II) tense.

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