Passive sentences in Dutch - Worden & Zijn

Students have a lot of questions about passive sentences. When do you use worden and when zijn or waren? And when is werden used?

In this exercise PDF we dive deep into passive sentences and we'll take a look at active sentences too. This way you'll really get a grip. Understanding passive sentences is crucial for A2 students and up.

• Actief: De dief steelt de fiets.
• Passief: De fiets wordt gestolen.

In this PDF file you will find a complete explanation of passive sentences.

• Explanation in both Dutch and English.
• Practice yourself, with exercises and answers.
• Lots of examples to clarify the sentence structure.
• Clear examples of the use of worden, zijn, werden & waren.