Passiv erklärt (mit englischen Beispielen)
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Hier finden Sie eine einfache Erklärung des Passivs, wie es gebildet wird, und viele englische Beispiele, die das Verständnis erleichtern.
✅ Was ist das Passiv?
Im Passiv liegt der Fokus auf dem Objekt des Satzes – der Person oder Sache, die die Handlung erfährt – nicht auf der Person, die die Handlung ausführt.
(Englisch: The focus is on the object receiving the action, not the subject performing it)
📐 Wie wird das Passiv gebildet?
Passiv = Hilfsverb "to be" (im richtigen Tempus) + Past Participle (3. Verbform)
🔧 Struktur:
Subjekt + to be + Past Participle + (by + agent)
🕓 Zeitformen Beispiele:
Zeitform | Aktivsatz | Passivsatz |
---|---|---|
Present Simple | She writes an email. | An email is written (by her). |
Past Simple | They called him. | He was called (by them). |
Present Perfect | We have sent the invitation. | The invitation has been sent. |
Future (will) | They will read the message. | The message will be read. |
Modal + Verb | You can open the file. | The file can be opened. |
🎯 Wann verwenden wir das Passiv?
- Wenn der Handelnde unbekannt ist:
The window was broken. - Wenn der Handelnde unwichtig ist:
The street is cleaned every day. - Wenn wir das Objekt betonen wollen:
A new app was developed last year.
🧠 Weitere Passiv-Beispiele (Thema Kommunikation)
The question is answered quickly.
The call was made yesterday.
The report will be sent tomorrow.
The messages have been delivered.
Important news can be shared via email.
Choose the Correct Form of the Verb and then click on the blank to see the answer
- 1. We enjoy ______
playing tennis every weekend.
a) to play
b) playing - 2. He decided ______
to learn a new language.
a) to learn
b) learning - 3. They want ______
to go to the gym after work.
a) to go to
b) going to - 4. I hate ______
to wait/ waiting in long lines.
a) to wait
b) waiting - 5. She started ______
to read/ reading a book last night.
a) to read
b) reading - 6. We avoid ______
eating fast food.
a) to eat
b) eating - 7. He admitted ______
making a mistake.
a) to make
b) making - 8. They plan ______
to take a trip to Europe next summer.
a) to take
b) taking - 9. We enjoy ______
playing board games with friends.
a) to play
b) playing - 10. She hopes ______
to have a successful career.
a) to have
b) having - 11. They decided ______
to start a new business.
a) to start
b) starting - 12. I like ______
to work / working in the garden.
a) to work
b) working - 13. She can imagine ______
living in a foreign country.
a) to live
b) living - 14. He continues ______
to write / writing on his novel.
a) to write
b) writing - 15. They pretend ______
to be professional photographers.
a) to be
b) being - 16. I hope ______
to reach the top of the mountain someday.
a) to reach
b) reaching - 17. They miss ______
playing their childhood friends.
a) to play
b) playing - 18. We plan ______
to have a picnic next weekend.
a) to have
b) having - 19. She admitted ______
making a mistake.
a) to make
b) making - 20. He likes ______
to wake / waking up early in the morning.
a) to wake
b) waking
✅ What is the Passive Voice?
In the passive voice, the focus is on the object – the person or thing that receives the action – not on the person who does the action.
📐 How to Build the Passive Voice
Passive = BE (in the correct tense) + Past Participle (3rd form)
Structure: Subject + be + past participle + (by agent)
🕓 Tense Examples
Tense | Active Sentence | Passive Sentence |
---|---|---|
Present Simple | She writes an email. | An email is written (by her). |
Past Simple | They called him. | He was called (by them). |
Present Perfect | We have sent the invitation. | The invitation has been sent. |
Future (will) | They will read the message. | The message will be read. |
Modal + Verb | You can open the file. | The file can be opened. |
🎯 When Do We Use the Passive?
- When the doer is unknown:
The window was broken. - When the doer is not important:
The street is cleaned every day. - When we want to focus on the object:
A new app was developed last year.
🧠 More Passive Examples (Communication Theme)
- The question is answered quickly.
- The call was made yesterday.
- The report will be sent tomorrow.
- The messages have been delivered.
- Important news can be shared via email.