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Exercise of passive and active

Fill in the missing verbs in the passive form either in simple past or present tense!

Exercise outline

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  2. Exercise of passive and active
  3. Exercise of active and passive voice in German

The first sentence is an example.

simple past: 

Der Saft wurde ausgetrunken. (werden, austrinken) 

Die Zelte  . (werden, aufbauen)

Ich , ob ich einen Bruder habe. (werden, fragen) 

Der Fernseher schon lange nicht mehr . (werden, benutzen) 

Das Auto von mir . (werden, einparken)

Die Zeitung heute noch nicht . (werden, bringen)

 

simple present tense:

Ich im Büro . (werden, brauchen)

Mir meine Spitzen . (werden, färben)

Er , ob er eine Schwester hat. (werden, fragen) 

Die Straße wenig . (werden, befahren) 

Das Kleid noch . (werden, nähen)

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Hello, my name is Katerina und I’m a qualified German teacher with 8 years teaching experience.
I would like to help you to master the German language. You will get your personal online lesson via Skype.
If you are interested in learning this world language, just contact me –
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My name is Karolin and since the beginning of 2017, while I was still living in Chile, I've been giving online classes. I really enjoy my work and it gives me the privilage to get to know people from all around the world, which is amazing.

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⭐ Bachelor of Education ⭐
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Hello!
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My name is Christina and I provide German & French language lesson for children and adult beginners or intermediate who want to strengthen their language skills, improve the grammar knowledge, enrich the vocabulary and get into the German culture! I can teach in English or French!
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Ms Christina is a fantastic teacher !! She is patient, explains very well and has a lot of material to work with !!! I am sure that with Ms Christina we can learn or improve our German skills, because she has an excellent method !!

Christina F. Christina F.

Thank you dear Luisa

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Italian teacher. 32 years of experience in face-to-face classes with adults and adolescents. Bachelor's degree in linguistics. The classes are adapted to the needs of the student. We do the program together when we walk, we have fun and you learn well. I am very didactic and clear when explaining. I have experience in different branches of pedagogy and glutodidactics.

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I’m from France but I’m living in Brazil for 3 years.

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I can also prepare you for french certifications ( DELF, DALF, TCF , TEF etc. ).

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I am an enthusiastic and devoted Native English speaker with excellent communication skills and I would love to help you improve your conversational English

I have a Bachelors degree in Information Design and Marketing. I am also a certified TEFL teacher. I have 15 years experience teaching students at University level and more recently I started teaching English on-line to all age groups. As part of my community service, I do volunteer English teaching to underprivileged students in Myanmar which I find hugely rewarding.

My classes focus on conversational English, in other words - we talk and read a lot, we make mistakes and correct them, we focus on pronunciation and correct sentence construction and have fun while learning and practising your English. My number one priority is always to focus on addressing your specific needs and problem areas.

Learning to speak a new language is more than just acquiring new words and the sentences, it is also about getting the confidence to use it. This confidence will come from using the language in a friendly, safe and non-judgemental environment - and that is what I offer you.

I believe I am very friendly, easy to get along with, and extremely patient.

Teaching English to me is a passion and not a job. I am super excited to share this learning journey with you.

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Pieter is a South African English teacher with loads of experience. He has taught different age groups and even teaches English to people who cannot afford it on his free time. He counts with different learning materials for different ages and purposes and seems eager to accommodate courses according to the student's needs.

This review was written by a coLanguage team member during a manual screening of this teacher profile.

Pieter V. Pieter V.

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Hello, my name is Katerina und I’m a qualified German teacher with 8 years teaching experience.
I would like to help you to master the German language. You will get your personal online lesson via Skype.
If you are interested in learning this world language, just contact me –
I’m looking forward to getting to know you!

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5/5

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5/5

Punctuality

5/5

Internet connection

5/5

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I have hardly had oportunities to speak German, so the lesson was a little tough, but I had fun. The way, that she tries to understand what I mean each time and make me understood is wonderful.

Katerina B. Katerina B.

Dear Natsuki, thank you for your review. Kind regards, Katerina

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Hello =)

My name is Karolin and since the beginning of 2017, while I was still living in Chile, I've been giving online classes. I really enjoy my work and it gives me the privilage to get to know people from all around the world, which is amazing.

Both in English and in German, I teach classes for beginners and advanced students. I speak Spanish fluently, but as I lived in Chile for around 5 years, both my pronounciation and my choice of words are influenced by that. I learned and teach the european Spanish but only for beginners (A1/A2). But if you don't mind the chilenean influence, I do teach to a higher level as well.

If you'd like to get to know me and my teaching methods, just contact me and we will do a free trial lesson (please do NOT by a lesson before the trial lesson, not every teacher is good for every student).
See you soon!

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4.75/5

Punctuality

4.75/5

Internet connection

4.5/5

Learning materials

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Karolin has been an awesome teacher. She has been very flexible with our scheduling, while the lessons have been a great combination of being structured and fun. I would highly recommend Karolin to anyone looking to learn a new language or improve their language ability. Thanks again Karolin.

Karolin G. Karolin G. DE

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5/5

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5/5

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My name is Christina and I provide German & French language lesson for children and adult beginners or intermediate who want to strengthen their language skills, improve the grammar knowledge, enrich the vocabulary and get into the German culture! I can teach in English or French!
I had experince in teaching German, English and French to foreign people so I do have a lot of useful learning material I can provide you to make it easier!

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5/5

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Punctuality

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Today, I had a vocabulary boost. It's my third class and I'm happy with the teacher and the teaching method.

Christina F. Christina F. DE

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Punctuality

5/5

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