Lesson 15-2 - Lektion 15-2
Passive spoken past tense (perfekt)
Lesson 15: Travelling. Activity 2
From this activity you will know how to:
- book a ticket on the plane
- ask how to get to the airport
- check-in
- ask if you can take something with you
Learn the words and expressions for the dialogue
plane
When does the plane from М. arrive?
flight
How long is the flight?
to book, to reserve
When did you book the flight?
to take off, to fly off
When does the plane take off?
airfield
When will you be on the airfield?
airport
Is the airport far from here?
dispatch, check-in (desk)
When is the check-in? / When does the check-in counter open?
luggage, baggage
I don’t have much luggage.
scales
Put it on the scales!
per... (every, each)
We got (per) 20 euro each.
bag; pocket
Is this your bag?
to take (with one)
Will you take a coat with you?
just
He has just left.
to announce
It has just been announced.
to land
When are we supposed to land?
to fly
How long have we been flying already?
Pay attention to the form and the usage of the words
The verb mitnehmen «to take (with one)» can be used both with people and inanimate objects:
Ihr fahrt morgen ins Grüne. Nehmt ihr mich mit?
Will you take me with you?
Kann ich diese Sachen in die Kabine mitnehmen?
Can I take these things with me into the cabin?The preposition über «over», «above» can be a part of a compound word with the meaning «over», «excess»:
Sie haben Ubergepäck. You have excess baggage.
The same way as the noun die Fahrkarte the noun die Flugkarte «plane ticket» can be formed:
Wieviel kostet eine Flugkarte nach Berlin?
How much does a plane ticket to Berlin cost?The adverb je literally means «per» («for»), it is used with numerical data, and means that the given amount is for each person or item:
Wir bekamen je 10 Euro.
We got 10 euro each.
Das sind nur zwei von je zehn Flügen pro Tag.
These are only two out of every ten flights per day.
Remember the following way of word-formation (3)
abfliegen = der Abflug departure
durchsagen = die Durchsage announcement
Practise in reading the words
Mit dem Flugzeug nach Minsk
Grammar points
You already know that German passive voice, like in English, has the same tenses as the active voice. Let’s have a look at the spoken past tense (perfekt) in the passive voice:
Was ist eben durchgesagt worden?
What has just been announced?
In order to make the passive form of a certain tense, use the auxiliary verb werden. Therefore, in order to make a passive perfekt form, put the verb werden into perfekt. However, instead of the participle II of the verb werden — geworden the short form worden is used. Compare:
Mein Sohn ist Ingenieur geworden.
My son has become an engineer.
Der Flug ist gebucht worden.
The flight has been booked.
Note that the verb sein goes on the second place (in interrogative sentences without a question word — on the first) and agrees with the subject in person and number, the main verb in the participle II form goes the next to last place, and the verb worden — at the last place in a sentence:
Das Formular ist ausgefüllt worden.
The form has been filled in.
Die Fahrkarten sind bestellt worden.
The tickets have been ordered.
Die Uhren sind noch nicht repariert worden.
The watch hasn’t been repaired yet.
Ich weiß, dass das Telegramm schon geschickt worden ist.
I know that the telegram has already been sent.
Ist das Zimmer gemietet worden?
Has the room been rented?
The passive form of
Spoken past (perfekt)
| Singular | Plural |
| Ich bin angerufen worden. | Wir sind angerufen worden. |
| Du bist angerufen worden. | Ihr seid angerufen worden. |
| Er ist angerufen worden. | Sie sind angerufen worden. |
Das Geld ist auf der Bank umgetauscht worden.
Ist das Geld auf der Bank umgetauscht worden?
Man sagt, dass das Geld auf der Bank umgetauscht worden ist.
1. You want to know at what days planes fly to a certain city. Ask a question. What answer would you give if you were the interlocutor?
B. Montags und mittwochs ohne Zwischenlandung.
Continue:
Frankfurt/Main — ohne Zwischenlandung (stopover), München — mit ..., Hamburg — ohne ... , Düsseldorf — mit ... .
2. You have felt bad in the plane. Say it to the stewardess. What could she answer?
B. Soll ich Ihnen Wasser bringen?
Continue:
ein Glas Wasser, Mineralwasser, ein Glas Saft, eine Tablette, ein Medikament, eine Tüte (plastic or paper bag).
3. You did not understand what has just been announced. Ask about it. What answer could the interlocutor give you?
B. Die Abfertigung für den Flug Nr. 517 hat begonnen.
Continue:
das Flugzeug aus K. — landen, das Flugzeug aus M. — Verspätung haben, die Abfertigung für den Flug Nr. 256 — zu Ende sein.
4. You want to buy a ticket to Munich (and other cities). Explain it to the cashier. What answer could you get?
B. Für welchen Tag? Es gibt jetzt 2 Flüge je Woche.
Continue:
Nürnberg, Berlin, Braunschweig, Bremen, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Moskau, Budapest, Kiew, Minsk, Köln, Dresden, Wolgograd.
5. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate words from the dialogue.
1. Ich möchte einen Flug nach Minsk . 2. Stellen Sie Ihr auf die Waage! 3. Kann ich diese mitnehmen? 4. Sie haben . 5. Wie komme ich zum ? 6. Was ist durchgesagt worden?
6. Reconstruct the dialogue by filling in the gaps with the appropriate words.
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7. Try to reproduce the dialogue “Mit dem Flugzeug nach Minsk” by memory.
Check yourself!
What expressions will you use if you want to:
book a ticket on the plane
ask how to get to the airport
check-in
ask if you can take something with you
