#why worden

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cyan charm
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In the example: er ist lange gebaut worden,
I don't understand why not : er ist lange gebaut werden,
Bc :like the second page, ......getragen werden

neon verge
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Those are just different passive constructions, that are formed how they are formed because the Germans said so.

Can I ask how come you're following this textbook, is it for school or something you picked on your own?
Since based on your question history, I believe that you're still at level A, so passive is still quite a bit ahead of what you should be focusing on. In particular, you need a good grasp of all the tenses in the active mood before you can start putting them into passive forms. So if you have the choice, you'd benefit a lot more from focusing on the basics.

cyan charm
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This book don't talk about worden earlier so I'm confused

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Ok seems sein worden means "had been .....done

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Or have been doing sth

cyan charm
fresh citrus
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So Tracey in case you are still confused

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Werden is just like any other verb - it has a 'weak' and 'strong' past tense

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You're used to the weak past tense (präteritum), i.e. Ich wurde, du wurdest, er wurde, usw.

There is also the strong past tense, which goes like this: Ich bin..... worden, du bist..... worden, usw.

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Die Mauer wurde gebaut = Die Mauer ist gebaut worden

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The only time you would see it with "werden" as such is:

Die Mauer hat/hatte/hätte gebaut werden können

But I wouldn't bother going there until C1 as a general rule of thumb

dusk meteor
cyan charm
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Thank you all !

rigid oar
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