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Inglés. 2ºBachillerato

Estrella González Vázquez

Uses / Usos

1. We use the passive voice when we don´t know who was do theaction.

Usamos la voz pasiva cuando no sabemos quien ha realizado la acción.

Ex.: A boy has been killed. (Un niño ha sido asesinado.)

The car was stolen. (El coche fue robado.)

2. We use the passive voice when we want give importance to theaction.

Usamos la voz pasiva cuando queremos dar importancia a la acción.

Ex.: The letter was delivered yesterday. (La carta fue entregada ayer.)

A mistake was made. (Un error fue cometido.)

Forms and transformation/ Formas y transformación

Structure:

Subject + to be + 3rd column (past participle)

ACTIVE

We clean the kitchen every day.

PASIVE

The kitchen is cleaned every day (by us).

Present Simple Afirmative:

SUBJECT + AM / IS / ARE + PAST PARTICIPLE + OBJECTS / COMPLEMENTS

Ex.:1. El árbol está hecho de billetes. The tree is made of bills.

2.Se venden animales en esta tienda. Animals are sold in this shop.

Negative:

SUBJEC+ 'M NOT / ISN'T / AREN'T + PAST PARTICIPLE + OBJECTS / COMPLEMENTS

Ex.: 1. El árbol no está hecho de billetes.The tree isn't made of bills.

2. No se venden animales en esta tienda.Animals aren't sold in this shop.

Interrogative:

AM / IS / ARE + SUBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE + OBJECTS / COMPLEMENTS

Ex.: 1. ¿Está el árbol hecho de billetes? Is the tree made of bills?

2. ¿Se venden animales en esta tienda? Are animals sold in this shop?

Past Simple Afirmative:

SUBJECT + WAS /WERE + PAST PARTICIPLE + OBJECTS / COMPLEMENTS

Ex.:1. Se limpió la casa hoy. The house was cleaned today.

2.Los postres estaban hechos. The desserts were made.

Negative:

SUBJECT+ WASN´T/ WEREN´T + PAST PARTICIPLE + OBJECTS / COMPLEMENTS

Ex.: 1. No se limpió la casa hoy.The house wasn't cleaned today.

2.Los postres no estaban hechos.The desserts weren't made.

Interrogative:

WAS / WERE + SUBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE + OBJECTS / COMPLEMENTS

Ex.: 1. ¿Está el árbol hecho de billetes? Is the tree made of bills?

2. ¿Se venden animales en esta tienda? Are animals sold in this shop?

Present Continuous Afirmative:

SUBJECT + AM / IS / ARE + BEING + PAST PARTICIPLE + OBJECTS / COMPLEMENTS

Ex.: 1. La habitación está siendo limpiada por Matt. The room is being cleaned by Matt.

Negative:

SUBJECT+ 'M NOT / ISN'T / AREN'T + BEING + PAST PARTICIPLE + OBJECTS / COMPLEMENTS

Ex.: 1.. La habitación no está siendo limpiada por Matt. The room isn´t being cleaned by

Matt.

Interrogative:

AM / IS / ARE + SUBJECT + BEING + PAST PARTICIPLE + OBJECTS / COMPLEMENTS

Ex.: 1. ¿La habitación está siendo limpiada por Matt?. Is the room being cleaned by Matt?

Past Continuous Afirmative:

SUBJECT + WAS /WERE + BEING+ PAST PARTICIPLE + OBJECTS / COMPLEMENTS

Ex.:1. La habitación estaba siendo limpiada por Matt.The room was being cleaned by Matt.

Negative:

SUBJECT+ WASN´T/ WEREN´T + BEING+ PAST PARTICIPLE + OBJECTS / COMPLEMENTS

Ex.: 1. La habitación no estaba siendo limpiada por Matt.The room wasn´t being cleaned by

Matt.

Interrogative:

WAS / WERE + SUBJECT + BEING+ PAST PARTICIPLE + OBJECTS / COMPLEMENTS

Ex.: 1. ¿La habitación estaba siendo limpiada por Matt?. Was the room being cleaned by

Matt?

Present Perfect Afirmative:

SUBJECT + HAVE / HAS + BEEN + PAST PARTICIPLE + OBJECTS / COMPLEMENTS

Ex.: 1. La habitación ha sido limpiada por Matt.The room has been cleaned by Matt .

Negative:

SUBJECT+ HAVEN´T/ HASN´T + BEEN + PAST PARTICIPLE + OBJECTS / COMPLEMENTS

Ex.: 1.. La habitación no ha sido limpiada por Matt.The room hasn´t been cleaned by Matt .

Interrogative:

HAVE / HAS + SUBJECT + BEEN + PAST PARTICIPLE + OBJECTS / COMPLEMENTS

Ex.: 1. ¿La habitación está siendo limpiada por Matt?. Has the room been cleaned by Matt?

Past Perfect

Afirmative:

SUBJECT + HAD + BEEN + PAST PARTICIPLE + OBJECTS / COMPLEMENTS

Ex.: 1. La habitación había sido limpiada por Matt. The room had been cleaned by Matt.

Negative:

SUBJECT+ HADN´T + BEEN + PAST PARTICIPLE + OBJECTS / COMPLEMENTS

Ex.: 1. La habitación no había sido limpiada por Matt. The room hadn´t been cleaned by

Matt.

Interrogative:

HAD + SUBJECT + BEEN + PAST PARTICIPLE + OBJECTS / COMPLEMENTS

Ex.: 1.¿ La habitación había sido limpiada por Matt.? Had the room been cleaned by Matt?

Future Simple

Afirmative:

SUBJECT +WILL + BE + PAST PARTICIPLE + OBJECTS / COMPLEMENTS

Ex.: 1. El coche será pintado (por un mecánico). The car will be painted (by a

mechanic).

Negative:

SUBJECT +WON´T+ BE + PAST PARTICIPLE + OBJECTS / COMPLEMENTS

Ex.: 1. El coche no será pintado (por un mecánico). The car won´t be painted (by a

mechanic).

Interrogative:

WILL + SUBJECT + BE + PAST PARTICIPLE + OBJECTS / COMPLEMENTS

Ex.: 1.¿El coche será pintado (por un mecánico)? Will the car be painted (by a

mechanic)?

Going to Afirmative:

SUBJECT + AM / IS / ARE + GOING TO + PAST PARTICIPLE + OBJECTS / COMPLEMENTS

Ex.:1. Un coche va a ser comprado (por Alice). A car is going to be bought (by Alice).

Negative:

SUBJECT+ 'M NOT / ISN'T / AREN'T + GOING TO+ PAST PARTICIPLE + OBJECTS / COMPLEMENTS

Ex.: 1. Un coche no va a ser comprado (por Alice). A car isn´t going to be bought (by Alice).

Interrogative:

AM / IS / ARE + SUBJECT + GOING TO+ PAST PARTICIPLE + OBJECTS / COMPLEMENTS

Ex.: 1. ¿Un coche va a ser comprado (por Alice).? Is a car going to be bought (by Alice).?

Future Perfect

Afirmative:

SUBJECT +WILL + HAVE BEEN + PAST PARTICIPLE + OBJECTS / COMPLEMENTS

Ex.: 1. La compra habrá sido hecha (por Alice). The shopping will have been

done (by Alice).

Negative:

SUBJECT +WON´T+ HAVE BEEN + PAST PARTICIPLE + OBJECTS / COMPLEMENTS

Ex.: 1. La compra no habrá sido hecha (por Alice). The shopping won´t have been

done (by Alice).

Interrogative:

WILL + SUBJECT + HAVE BEEN + PAST PARTICIPLE + OBJECTS / COMPLEMENTS

Ex.: 1. ¿La compra habrá sido hecha (por Alice)?. Will the shopping have been

done (by Alice).?

Conditional Simple

Afirmative:

SUBJECT +WOULD + BE + PAST PARTICIPLE + OBJECTS / COMPLEMENTS

Ex.: 1. La canción sería enviada (por Matt). The song would be sent (by Matt).

Negative:

SUBJECT +WOULDN´T+ BE + PAST PARTICIPLE + OBJECTS / COMPLEMENTS

Ex.: 1. La canción no sería enviada (por Matt). The song wouldn´t be sent (by

Matt).

Interrogative:

WOULD + SUBJECT + BE + PAST PARTICIPLE + OBJECTS / COMPLEMENTS

Ex.: 1. ¿La canción sería enviada (por Matt)?. Would the song be sent (by Matt)?

Conditional Perfect

Afirmative:

SUBJECT +WOULD + HAVE BEEN + PAST PARTICIPLE + OBJECTS / COMPLEMENTS

Ex.: 1. La canción habría sido enviada (por Matt).The song would have been

sent (by Matt).

Negative:

SUBJECT +WOULDN´T+ HAVE BEEN + PAST PARTICIPLE + OBJECTS / COMPLEMENTS

Ex.: 1. La canción no habría sido enviada (por Matt).The song wouldn´t have been

sent (by Matt).

Interrogative:

HAVE + SUBJECT + BEEN + PAST PARTICIPLE + OBJECTS / COMPLEMENTS

Ex.: 1. ¿La canción habría sido enviada (por Matt)? . Have the song been sent (by

Matt).?

Examples / Ejemplos Active: Pepe builds a house.

Passive: A house is built by Pepe.

Active: Pepe is building a house.

Passive: A house is being built by Pepe.

Active: Pepe can build a house.

Passive: A house can be built by Pepe.

Active: Pepe will have built a house.

Passive: A house will have been built by Pepe.

Active: Pepe had built a house.

Passive: A house had been built by Pepe.

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