Passiv erklärt (mit englischen Beispielen)

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. 1. We enjoy ______ tennis every weekend.
    a) to play
    b) playing
  2. 2. He decided ______ a new language.
    a) to learn
    b) learning
  3. 3. They want ______ the gym after work.
    a) to go to
    b) going to
  4. 4. I hate ______ in long lines.
    a) to wait
    b) waiting
  5. 5. She started ______ a book last night.
    a) to read
    b) reading
  6. 6. We avoid ______ fast food.
    a) to eat
    b) eating
  7. 7. He admitted ______ a mistake.
    a) to make
    b) making
  8. 8. They plan ______ a trip to Europe next summer.
    a) to take
    b) taking
  9. 9. We enjoy ______ board games with friends.
    a) to play
    b) playing
  10. 10. She hopes ______ a successful career.
    a) to have
    b) having
  11. 11. They decided ______ a new business.
    a) to start
    b) starting
  12. 12. I like ______ in the garden.
    a) to work
    b) working
  13. 13. She can imagine ______ in a foreign country.
    a) to live
    b) living
  14. 14. He continues ______ on his novel.
    a) to write
    b) writing
  15. 15. They pretend ______ professional photographers.
    a) to be
    b) being
  16. 16. I hope ______ the top of the mountain someday.
    a) to reach
    b) reaching
  17. 17. They miss ______ their childhood friends.
    a) to play
    b) playing
  18. 18. We plan ______ a picnic next weekend.
    a) to have
    b) having
  19. 19. She admitted ______ a mistake.
    a) to make
    b) making
  20. 20. He likes ______ up early in the morning.
    a) to wake
    b) waking

Englisch Grammatik | Überblick

✅ 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.