18.8.2 Exercise 2: Passive voice (Vorgangspassiv) |
Vocabulary |
to attack
= angreifen, griff
an, angegriffen |
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police = die Polizei | ![]() |
to spend = ausgeben, gab aus, ausgegeben | ![]() |
to need = brauchen, brauchte, gebraucht | |
to shake, to shatter = erschüttern, erschüttern, erschütterte | ![]() |
to understand = verstehen, verstand, verstanden | ![]() |
country = das Land | ![]() |
money = das Geld | ![]() |
by accident = durch Zufall | ![]() |
to destroy = zerstören, zerstörte, zerstört | ![]() |
all, every = alle | ![]() |
last year = vergangenes Jahr | ![]() |
food = das Essen | ![]() |
writer, author = der Schriftsteller | ![]() |
to rule = regieren, regierte, regiert | ![]() |
to drive sb away = vertreiben, vertrieb, vertrieben | ![]() |
to smoke = rauchen, rauchte, geraucht | ![]() |
to forget = vergessen, vergaß, vergessen | ![]() |
conqueror = der Eroberer | ![]() |
Exercise 2: Translate these sentences into German, use the Vorgangspassiv |
The
tourists were attacked. |
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It was spent a lot of money on things nobody needed. |
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The whole
country was shaken by the earthquake. |
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It was read a lot but understood only little. |
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Penicillin was discovered by accident. | ![]() |
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He was very well paid. | ![]() |
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The town was destroyed. | ![]() |
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All towns were destroyed. |
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These houses were built last year. | ![]() |
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This food was prepared by an Italian cook. |
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The essay
was written by a famous author. |
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This country was ruled by a king. |
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The king will be driven out of the country. | ![]() |
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The cigarette will be smoked. | ![]() |
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The conquerors
will have been forgotten. |
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The paella will be cooked. | ![]() |
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The paellas will be cooked. | ![]() |
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The police had been attacked by the crowd of people. | ![]() |
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