A2 · SUPPLEMENTARY GRAMMAR PRACTICE
Werden becoming future and passive
Werden has different constructions. With an adjective or noun phrase it can mean become. With an infinitive it can form the future. With a past participle it forms the process passive. Identify the second element before deciding the meaning. Its own Perfekt participle is geworden; passive Perfekt instead uses worden.
Reference
| Construction | Example |
|---|---|
| Become | Es wird kalt. |
| Future | Ich werde morgen anrufen. |
| Passive | Das Zimmer wird gereinigt. |
| Present forms | werde / wirst / wird / werden / werdet / werden |
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