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PASSIVE VOICE:
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STATEMENTS:
-Se forma con el to BE del mismo tiempo que la activa, mas el participio del verbo. El sujeto ahora
sera el objeto de la frase en activa. Quizás cambie de singular a plural.
Pasos a seguir:
1- Mirar quien es el Sujeto y quien es el Objeto
2- Mirar tiempo verbal.
3- Poner To BE en el tiempo verbal de la activa.
4- El verbo de la activa ponerlo en perfect (3a columna si es verbo irregular)
5- Normalmente, el sujeto de la activa irá con "by".
En Present Simple:
Activa
They clean the office.
Pasiva
The office IS (presente) cleaned (perfect, 3a columna) by them.
En Past Simple:
Activa
They cleaned the office.
Pasiva
The office WAS (pasado) cleaned (perfect, 3a columna) by them.
En Present Continuous:
Activa:
They ARE buildING (pres Cont) new houses.
Pasiva
New houses ARE BEING (to Be en pres cont) built (perfect, 3a columna)
En Past Continuous:
Activa
They WERE building (past cont) new houses.
Pasiva
New houses WERE BEING (to Be en Past cont) built (perfect, 3a columna).
En Present Perfect:
Activa
They have painted (present perfect) the door.
Pasiva The door HAS BEEN (to Be en Present Perfect) painted (perfect, 3a columna)
En Past Perfect:
Activa
They had painted (past perfect) the door.
Pasiva The door HAD BEEN (to Be en Past Perfect) painted (perfect, 3a columna).
-Verbos tipicos de la pasiva: to be born, to be built, to be invented.
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PASIVA CON REPORTING VERBS
-Se usa para describir opiniones.
-Los verbos tipicos son: believe, consider, expect, hope, know, say, suppose, think, understand,
accept.
-Se puede formar de dos maneras:
Sujeto + pasiva del reporting verb + TO o NOT TO+ infinitivo
Activa
People say Paris is nice. (el verbo esta en present simple)
Pasiva
Paris is said (to be en present simple + perfect del verbo to say)+ TO + BE nice
It + pasiva del reporting verb + that:
Activa
People say Paris is nice. (esta en present simple)
Pasiva
It + is said + THAT+ Paris is nice.
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