Grammar · B1 · Passiv
Passive: werden + Partizip (soft)
Soft recognition + light production for notices and Amt language: wird/werden + Partizip. Focus on reading signs and saying simple process passives — not full passive paradigms.
Bridges
EN is / are + past participle
PT voz passiva (é feito)
ES voz pasiva (se hace / es hecho)
FR voix passive (est fait)
Forms: Present passive
is checked (sg)
are checked (pl)
/ /
is done / closed / opened
+
by… (optional agent)
· · … ·
werden in slot 2; participle last
Forms: sein + Partizip (state) vs werden (process)
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The door is being closed (process).
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The door is closed (state/result).
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Tickets are (being) checked.
Examples
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Tickets are checked here.
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The door is being closed.
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Tickets are validated.
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Your application is being processed.
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The platforms are being cleaned.
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The form is checked by the authority.
— .
Please wait — you will be called.
Common mistakes
- Using sein + Partizip when you mean process passive with werden.
- Conjugating the participle (*wird geprüftet*).
- Putting the participle mid-sentence.
- Aiming for exam passive breadth — start with notices and simple wird/werden lines.
When you use it in Berlin
Notices and Amt: Fahrkarten werden entwertet. Die Tür wird geschlossen. Ihr Antrag wird bearbeitet. Sie werden aufgerufen.
Quick check
1/2
Passive:
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