Kapitel 13 (grammar)

Question 1

infinitive form in the passive voice

Answer 1

past participle + werden

Question 2

geschrieben werden

Answer 2

to be written

Question 3

wird geschrieben

Answer 3

is being written (present)

Question 4

wurde geschrieben

Answer 4

was being written (simple past)

Question 5

ist geschrieben worden

Answer 5

has been written / was written (present perfect)

Question 6

war schon geschrieben worden

Answer 6

had been written already (past perfect)

Question 7

wird geschrieben werden

Answer 7

will be written (future)

Question 8

muss geschrieben werden

Answer 8

must be written (modal + infinitive)

Question 9

If we get the source of the passive action…

Answer 9

it may be more colloquial to translate in the active voice in english

Question 10

If there is no source of passive action given but it’s better translated actively

Answer 10

supply an unqualified subject like “people” or “someone”

Question 11

True or false: the passive voice is more common in German than English

Answer 11

True

Question 12

what determines the tense of the passive voice?

Answer 12

the tense of werden

Question 13

von

Answer 13

by

Question 14

durch

Answer 14

by

Question 15

werden + past participle

Answer 15

expresses action (true passive)

Question 16

sein + past participle

Answer 16

expresses state of being (statal passive)

Question 17

past participle of werden

Answer 17

geworden

Question 18

what is the past participle of werden when used in the formation of the perfect tense of the passive voice?

Answer 18

worden

Question 19

Die Preise werden erhölt werden.

Answer 19

The prices will be raised

Question 20

Die Soldaten werden in den Sudan geschickt werden.

Answer 20

The soldiers will be sent to Sudan

Question 21

future perfect passive

Answer 21

werden + past passive infinitive

Question 22

Das Thema wird in einem älteren Buch behandelt worden sein

Answer 22

That topic will have been treated in an older book

Question 23

Dieses Buch wird wohl schon besprochen worden sein.

Answer 23

This book has probably been discussed.

Question 24

Die neuen Strukturen müssen von den Studenten gelernt werden.

Answer 24

The new structures must be learned by the students.

Question 25

Die früheren Strukturen müssen oft wiederholt werden.

Answer 25

The earlier structures have to be reviewed often.

Question 26

Die nächsten Strukturen werden auch gelernt werden müssen.

Answer 26

The next structures will also have to be learned.