the passive voice
DESCRIPTION
short explanation of passive voice for Spanish students in BachilleratoTRANSCRIPT
THE PASSIVE VOICE
THE PASSIVE VOICE
INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION La voz pasiva se utiliza en inglés para resaltar la
importancia de la ACCIÓN sobre el sujeto que la
realiza
Flats are sold
A new school has been built
FORMFORM SUBJECT + VERB “TO BE” + PARTICIPLE
A new school is built
Our car is being repaired
The thieves were caught
A lot of money will be spent
TENSE ACTIVE PASSIVEPresent simple They build a bridge A bridge is built
Past simple They built a bridge A bridge was built
Future simple They will build a bridge A bridge will be built
Present continuous They are building a bridge A bridge is being built
Past continuous They were building a bridge A bridge was being built
Present perfect They have built a bridge A bridge has been built
Past perfect They had built a bridge A bridge had been built
Be going to They are going to build a bridge A bridge is going to be built
modals They should build a bridge A bridge should be built
Modal perfects They must have built a bridge A bridge must have been built
REWRITING A SENTENCE IN THE PASSIVE
REWRITING A SENTENCE IN THE PASSIVE
El complemento directo de la frase activa pasa a ser sujeto en voz pasiva
Ponemos el verbo “to be” en el mismo tiempo de la frase activa y el verbo principal (el que teníamos en la frase activa) en participio
El sujeto de la voz activa pasa a ser el complemento agente en pasiva. Se introduce con la preposición “by”
REWRITING A SENTENCE IN THE PASSIVE
REWRITING A SENTENCE IN THE PASSIVE
He has bought some flowers in the flower shop
Some flowers have been bought by him in the flower shop
REWRITING A SENTENCE IN THE PASSIVE
REWRITING A SENTENCE IN THE PASSIVE
El complemento agente no se suele usar cuando es un pronombre (he, they) o un indefinido (somebody, people)
Si un verbo lleva dos complementos (directo e indirecto), es el complemento indirecto el que se suele usar como sujeto de la frase pasiva.
REWRITING A SENTENCE IN THE PASSIVE
REWRITING A SENTENCE IN THE PASSIVE
I gave my sister a book for her birthday
My sister was given a book for her birthday
ORA book was given TO my sister for her birthday
NOTICENOTICE La voz pasiva es más frecuente en inglés que
en español, y en muchos casos se traduce en forma impersonal.
Se pelan las patatas (potatoes are peeled)Se han quemado 100 hectáreas de bosque (100 hectares of forest have been burnt)En Brasil se habla portugués (Portuguese is spoken in Brazil)
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