VOZ PASIVA

Como en espaol, la voz pasiva se forma con el verbo 'to be' (ser) y el
participio pasado.

They made this car in 1963. (active) This car was made in 1963.
(passive)

El sujeto de un verbo en pasiva corresponde al objeto de un verbo en activa.

Spanish is spoken in Argentina PASIVA

(sujeto)

Argentinians speak Spanish ACTIVA

(objeto)

Estudia la siguiente lista de las formas del verbo en pasiva.

(pp = participio pasado)

Verb Tense Structure Example

PRESENT SIMPLE am/are/is + pp Spanish is spoken here.
PRESENT am/are/is being
Your questions are being answered.
CONTINUOUS + pp
FUTURE (WILL) will be + pp Itll be painted by next week.
FUTURE (GOING am/are/is going Terry is going to be made redundant
TO) to be + pp next year.
We were invited to the party, but we
PAST SIMPLE was/were + pp
didnt go.
PAST was/were being The hotel room was being cleaned
CONTINUOUS + pp when we got back from shopping.
PRESENT have/has been
The President of America has been shot.
PERFECT + pp
When he got home he found that all of his
PAST PERFECT had been + pp
money had been stolen.

Para decir quin haca la accin o qu la causaba, usa 'by'.

This house was built by my mother. / Esta casa fue construida por mi
madre.
Washington was bombed by Pakistan. / Washington fue bombardeado por
Pakistn.

La voz pasiva se suele utilizar cuando se desconoce o no interesa mencionar

quin o qu hace la accin.
Es ms normal encontrar en espaol formas con se, por ejemplo: se habla,
se alquila o verbos en plural como venden, compran.

German is spoken here / Aqu se habla alemn

When was this house built? / Cuando se construy (fu construida) sta
casa?
A lot of songs have been written about love / Se han escrito muchas
canciones sobre el amor

Ejercicios:

1. They had won the race.

2. He has seen two bulls this morning.

3. I was buying the newspaper when I saw mary this morning.

4. They are buying a new house this afternoon.

5. Paul has sold his two cars.

6. I put the glasses on the table yesterday.

7. I was feeding the animal yesterday at 10 o'clock.

8. They had been painting the house on monday.

9. She has given paul a kiss this morning.

10. They hid the treasure a long time ago.

11. We listened to a strong noise coming from the street.

12. They are studying english right now.

13. They drank two pints at paul's house.

14. They found two fossils of mammoth.

15. I didin't recognize mary at first sight.

16. I don't know her.

17. He was driving his car when I phoned her.

18. They have stolen all the food.

20. You can't park cars in here.

21. You can't take photographs in this place.

22. The school must change these rules.

23. You should repair the stairs.

24. I have to mend this watch.

25. The nurse examined the patient.

26. My song cleaned the windows.

27. The fire destroyed the building.

28. That dog bit the boy.

29. Paul has written her a letter this week.

30. Many people speak french in canada.

31. The police found the thief in that house.

32. The owner of the shop had left his dog outside.

33. The manager is going to offer Sue a job.

34. A local radio station is reporting the event.