This B2 grammar test checks how well you use Partizip I and Partizip II as adjectives in German. It covers forms and endings, active and passive meaning, extended participial attributes, zu + Partizip I, negation and nominalised participles. It suits upper-intermediate learners, exam candidates and teachers who want a focused practice or review sheet.
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This B2 grammar test checks how well you use Partizip I and Partizip II as adjectives in German. It covers forms and endings, active and passive meaning, extended participial attributes, zu + Partizip I, negation and nominalised participles. It suits upper-intermediate learners, exam candidates and teachers who want a focused practice or review sheet.
Topics covered
Partizip I as adjectivePartizip II as adjectiveAdjective endingsActive vs. passive meaningExtended participial attributeszu + Partizip I (gerundive)Negation with participlesNominalised participles
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Notes for teachers
Use Part 1 to check forms and endings, Part 2 to check meaning (ongoing/active vs. completed/passive), and Part 3 to check extended attributes, the gerundive and negation. The test targets typical B2 errors: missing or wrong endings, ge- added to inseparable or separable verbs in the wrong place, attributive Partizip II of intransitive haben-verbs (*der gelachte Mann*), and confusing Partizip I and II. As a follow-up, ask students to rewrite newspaper headlines or relative clauses as extended participial attributes and back again.