A2 · Elementary Chapter 24

The Passive Voice

4 Total Rules
1 min
Rules in This Chapter Quick Practice

What You'll Learn

Introduction to s-passive forms. Learners will understand how to focus on the action rather than the actor.

Tips & Tricks (4)

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Check the tense

Only use S-passive for present tense. For past, use 'bli'.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: S-passive
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Keep it simple

Don't add 'av' (by) unless you really have to.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Passive in Present
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Check the subject

If the subject is an object (like a book), it's likely passive.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Passive in Past
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Check for 'by'

If you can add 'by someone' in English, it's likely a passive construction in Swedish.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Passive Usage

Quick Practice (10)

Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

Boken var lästes.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Boken lästes.
Remove 'var'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Passive in Past

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: a
No 'är' with S-passive.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: S-passive

Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

Dörren låser av mig.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Dörren låses av mig.
Passive -s is needed.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Passive Usage

Add -s to the verb.

Boken ___ (läsa).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: läses
Passive requires -s.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Passive in Present

Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

Huset är byggs.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: a
Remove 'är'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: S-passive

Fill in the correct S-passive form.

Huset ___ (bygga) nu.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: a
Present tense + s.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: S-passive

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Huset byggdes.
Correct passive past.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Passive in Past

Fill in the passive form.

Boken ___ (skriva) igår.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: skrevs
Preterite + s.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Passive in Past

Choose the correct passive sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Boken läses av mig.
S-passive is correct for present.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Passive Usage

Fill in the correct passive form.

Huset ___ (bygga) 1990.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: blev byggt
Past event requires bli-passive.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Passive Usage

Score: /10

Common Questions (6)

No, use the 'bli-passive' for past tense.
It is a deponent verb, not a passive one.
Most, but some irregular ones use 'blir'.
Yes, but it sounds formal. Use it for reports or history.
You don't add another 's'. E.g., 'läses' stays 'läses'.
The s-passive is mostly for present. For other tenses, use the bli-passive.
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