Passive
Indirect Speech
Relative and contact clauses
The gerund
Grammar mix
100

How do you form the passive?

You take a form of the verb ‚to be‚ and add the 3rd form of the verb (the past participle).

100

Coach to Kaya: „Your times are really good.“ 

Kaya to her mum later: „Coach………. me ………..“


„Coach told me my times were really good.“

100

Translate into English, use a relative sentence:

Eine Frau, die goldene Ohrringe trug, kam zur Tür.

A woman who was wearing golden earrings answered/ opened the door.

100

Translate:

Reisen kann teuer sein.

Travelling can be expensive.

100

Translate: Wenn sie noch ein Tor schießen, werden sie gewinnen.

If they score another goal, they will win.

200

Put the active sentence into passive voice: They‘ve offered me a job. —> I …

I was offered a job (by them).

200

 Cody to Kaya: „Why do you live in Mobridge, Kaya?“

 Kaya to her mum later : „…“

Kaya: „Cody asked why we lived in Mobridge.“

200

Translate, form a contact close:

Ein Kessel ist etwas, was du zum Wasserkochen brauchst.


A kettle is something you use to boil water.

200

Translate:

Ich liebe es, Comics zu zeichnen.

I love drawing comics.

200

Dad gave me (ein bisschen) money and sent me to the shops. 

a little money

300

active —> passive: Someone told him the news. - He was shocked when he ….

…. was told the news.

300

Tyler to Kaya and Drew: „What are you talking about?“

 Kaya to Drew later: „…“

Tyler wanted to know/asked what we were talking about.

300

Translate:

Sie sah, wie Julie auf das Boot kletterte.

She saw Julie climbing onto the boat.

300

Translate:

Alex ist ist gut im Schachspielen.

Alex is good at playing chess.

300

Translate: 

Woher hast du diese Informationen? Sie sind sehr hilfreich. 

Where did you get that information? It‘s very helpful.

400

Translate into English: Die berühmte Brücke in San Francisco wird Golden Gate Bridge genannt.

The famous bridge in San Francisco is called ‚Golden Gate Bridge‘.

400

Report what the teacher said to her students. Use 3 different verbs.

“Quiet, please!“

“Listen up!“

“Let‘s go for an ice cream after school.“

“Our teacher …“

Student to her mother later:

“Our teacher asked us to be be quiet, she told us to listen up, and she suggested going for an ice cream after school.“

400

Translate; use a relative pronoun: 

Ich werde dir die Fotos schicken, die ich während unseres Trips durch New Mexico gemacht habe.

I‘ll send you the photos which I took during our trip through New Mexico.

400

Translate: 

Ich kann mir nicht vorstellen, irgendwo anders zu leben.

I can‘t imagine living anywhere else.

400

Translate: 

 Mutter wollte, dass Hailey mit ihrem Vater mitgeht. 

Haily‘s mum wanted her to go with her father.

500

Fill in the correct passive form in the correct tense: Next year‘s summer festival (organize) by the town council. Over 500 people (already - invite) to it. 

will be organized

have already been invited

500

Translate into English:

Dad schlug vor, eine Pizza essen zu gehen.

Dad suggested going for a pizza.

500

Translate the second part of the sentence:

In December 1980, John Lennon was murdered,

was Menschen auf der ganzen Welt schockierte.

…, which shocked people all over the world.

500

Translate: Grandma würde lieber in einem kleinen Dorf leben. 

Watch out.

Grandma would prefer/ would like to live in a small village. 

(no gerund after would like, would love, would hate, would prefer

500

Translate:

Die Wissenschaftler sind sich einig, dass wir etwas gegen die Umweltverschmutzung tun müssen. 

Scientists agree that we have to do something against pollution.