B2 LESSON 12 DESCRIBING A PROCESS

 LA VOZ PASIVA EN INGLES

USAMOS LA VOZ PASIVA EN INGLES PARA DESCRIBIR PROCESOS O PROCEDIMIENTOS.

Hasta ahora todos los tiempos verbales que aprendiste en inglés están en VOZ ACTIVA; es decir, en las oraciones que redactabas te referías a una acción- usando un verbo- verbo) que realizaba una persona- el sujeto-

USOS ¿CUÁNDO USAMOS LA VOZ PASIVA?

I-             Cuando queremos dar más importancia a la acción y no a quién la realiza.

II-             Cuando queremos describir un procedimiento.

 

 FORM- STUDY THE TABLE

VOZ ACTIVA       Carlos ate all of the cookies. (Carlos comió todas las galletas.)   VOZ PASIVA            All of the cookies were eaten. (Todas las galletas fueron comidas.)

GRAMMATICAL RULES- REGLAS GRAMATICALES

 La voz pasiva se forma con el verbo "TO BE" y el participio pasado del verbo de la oración.

Antes de comenzar vamos a recordar las formas del verbo TO BE que vimos en cartillas

VERB TO BE Complete the information

                                  Affirmative                   Negative

1. Presente simple	IS-ARE- .........	ISN´T-   AREN`T-
2.Presente continuo	IS BEING- ARE BEING- ........	.......... .............
4. Pasado simple	WAS-WERE	WASN´T- WEREN´T
5. Pasado continuo	WAS BEING-WERE BEING	........... .................
6. Futuro (Will)	WILL BE	WON´T.........
7.Futuro (going to)	IS GOING TO BE/ ARE GOING TO BE-	ISN`T GOING TO BE
8. Presente Perfecto	HAVE BEEN/ HAS BEEN	..........................
9. Pasado Perfecto	HAD BEEN	...................................
10. Verbos modales	CAN-MAY-MUST-HAVE TO SHOULD + BE	...................................

Para pasar oraciones de la voz activa a la voz pasiva, simplemente tienes que:

                   1) Cambiar el orden del sujeto y el objeto.

                   2) Añadir el auxiliar “to be” en el tiempo verbal de la voz

                      activa.

                   3) Añadir el participio del verbo principal

People speak Spanish in Argentina V. ACTIVA

  (objeto)  Spanish is spoken in Argentina V. PASIVA

Ejemplos: para analizar y TRADUCIR  

 1. Presente simple

 Voz activa: John writes the letter

 Voz pasiva: The letter is written by John

 

2. Presente continuo

 Voz activa: John is writing the letter

 Voz pasiva: The letter is being written by John

 

3. Pasado simple

 Voz activa: John wrote the letter

 Voz pasiva: The letter was written by John

 

4. Pasado continuo

 Voz activa: John was writing the letter

 Voz pasiva: The letter was being written by John

  

5. Futuro (Will)

 Voz activa: John will write the letter

 Voz pasiva: The letter will be written by John

 

6. Futuro (going to)

 Voz activa: John is going to write the letter

 Voz pasiva: The letter is going to be written by John

 En español es común encontrar la traducción del uso de la pasiva con “SE”:

SE VENDEN pastelitos

SE REPARAN bicicletas

SE CONSTRUYÓ en 1990

LET´S WORK

A- IDENTIFY THE PASSIVE CONSTRUCTION IN EACH SENTENCE.

      What tense is it?

1. This programe is shown on TV every Thursday.

2. These computers aren’t produced any more.

3. The money will be sent to Tokyo.

4. The Pope was being guarded by many people.

5. Our classroom is being painted.

6. Breakfast is served from 8 to 10 am in this hotel?

 7. Romeo and Juliet was written by Shakespeare.

 B- COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES WITH THE PRESENT SIMPLE PASSIVE

 1. English ___________________________(speak) in many countries.

2. The post______________(deliver) at about 7 o’clock every morning.

3. Dinner_________________________(serve) in the hotel at 8.30 p.m.

4. The building______________________________(not/use) any more.

5. The Olympic Games_______________________(hold) every 4 years.

 

C- PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE

 

1. My salary____________________________(pay) every month.

2. These computers___________________________(make)in Japan.

3. The rubbish_____________________(take) away three times a week.

4. This programme_____________________(show) three times a week.

 5. His travel expenses____________________(pay) by this company.

 D- PAST CONTINUOUS PASSIVE

 1. My car__________________________(repair) last week.

2. This song_____________(write) by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

3. The phone__________________________(answer) by a young girl.

4. This picture______________________________(paint) by Picasso.

5. The money_____________________________(give) to his parents.

 

E- PRESENT CONTINUOUS PASSIVE. FRAME THE SENTENCE.

1. (Tickets for all shows/ sell/ at the Box Office)

2. (The office/ paint/ at this moment )

3- (The agreement/ sign/ by six countries)

4- (I/ help/ by a stranger)

5 (The post/ not/ deliver/ on Sundays)

F- PRESENT PERFECT PASSIVE

1. Kerrie has paid the bill. - 
2. I have eaten a hamburger. - 
3. I have opened the present. - 
4. They have not read the book. - 
5. You have not sent the parcel. - 

G PAST PERFECT PASSIVE

1. I had worn blue shoes
2. Joe had cleaned the tables. - 
3. We had lost the key. - 
4. They had started a fight. - 
5. I had been reading an article. - 
6. I had not closed the window. - 

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