* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
Download Passive Voice
Chichewa tenses wikipedia , lookup
Malay grammar wikipedia , lookup
Ojibwe grammar wikipedia , lookup
Old Norse morphology wikipedia , lookup
Lexical semantics wikipedia , lookup
Old English grammar wikipedia , lookup
Macedonian grammar wikipedia , lookup
French grammar wikipedia , lookup
Germanic strong verb wikipedia , lookup
Polish grammar wikipedia , lookup
Chinese grammar wikipedia , lookup
Navajo grammar wikipedia , lookup
Serbo-Croatian grammar wikipedia , lookup
Modern Hebrew grammar wikipedia , lookup
Georgian grammar wikipedia , lookup
Swedish grammar wikipedia , lookup
Udmurt grammar wikipedia , lookup
Yiddish grammar wikipedia , lookup
Russian grammar wikipedia , lookup
Sotho verbs wikipedia , lookup
Hungarian verbs wikipedia , lookup
Pipil grammar wikipedia , lookup
Ukrainian grammar wikipedia , lookup
Ancient Greek verbs wikipedia , lookup
Ancient Greek grammar wikipedia , lookup
Portuguese grammar wikipedia , lookup
Kannada grammar wikipedia , lookup
Spanish grammar wikipedia , lookup
Latin syntax wikipedia , lookup
Lithuanian grammar wikipedia , lookup
Danish grammar wikipedia , lookup
La Voz Pasiva The passive voice is used when focusing on the person or thing affected by an action. The active voice is the most commonly used in ordinary conversation, and it indicates that the subject performs the action as in the following examples: El contador preparó el formulario./ The accountant prepared the form. Le pagamos al corredor su comisión./ We paid the broker his commission. The passive voice is not frequently used in ordinary conversation, but it is used in writing, such as news broadcasting, newspapers, and formal speeches. In a passive sentence, the subject receives the action as in the following examples: El formulario fue preparado por el contador./ The form was prepared by the accountant. La comisión fue pagada por nosotros./ The commission was paid by us. HOW TO FORM THE PASSIVE VOICE To form the passive voice, the verb ser/to be is used. The past participle functions as an adjective; therefore, it agrees with the gender and number of the subject it modifies. SUBJECT + SER + PAST PARTICIPLE + POR ( DE**) + AGENT La comida + fue + preparada + por + el cocinero./ The food was prepared by the cook. Las comidas + fueron + preparadas + por + el cocinero./ The foods were prepared by the cook. El oleoducto + será + construido + por + Shell./ The pipeline will be constructed by Shell. Los oleoductos + serán + construidos + por + Shell./ The pipelines will be constructed by Shell. **NOTE: When the superlative is used, the preposition de is used instead of por. EXAMPLE Madre Teresa fue la más amada de todos./ Mother Teresa was the most loved by everyone. USING THE VERB ESTAR To describe an action, the verb ser is used in the passive; however, to express the result of an action, the verb estar is used instead. EXAMPLES El contrato fue escrito en inglés./ The contract was written in English (by someone). El libro está escrito en inglés./ The book is written in English (published in English). SE CONSTRUCTION FOR PASSIVE VOICE Se + verb conjugated in the 3rd person singular or plural construction for passive voice is much more frequently used in conversations. This construction is equivalent to the English construction to be + past participle. Usually the verb precedes the subject. EXAMPLES Se recaudará el impuesto al tabaco en todos los estados./ Tobacco tax will be collected in all states. Se ha aprobado el aumento al impuesto al alcohol./ The increase to the alcohol tax has been approved. In Spanish, some sentences conjugated in the third person plural are equivalent to the passive se construction. Even though the following sentence is in active voice, ellos/ they implies passive voice. They is used in a general sense. EXAMPLE Dicen que lloverá./ They say that it will rain. Passive Voice The passive voice is used when focusing on the person or thing affected by an action. The Passive is formed: Passive Subject To Be Past Participle It is often used in business and in other areas where the object of the action is more important than those who perform the action. For Example: We have produced over 20 different models in the past two years. Changes to: Over 20 different models have been produced in the past two years. If the agent (the performer of the action) is important, use "by" For Example: Tim Wilson wrote "The Flight to Brunnswick" in 1987. Changes to:"The Flight to Brunnswick" was written in 1987 by Tim Wilson. Only verbs that take an object can be used in the passive. The following chart includes sentences changed from the active to the passive in the principal tenses. Active Passive Time Reference They make Fords in Cologne. Fords are made in Cologne. Present Simple Susan is cooking dinner. Dinner is being cooked by Susan Present Continuous James Joyce wrote "Dubliners". "Dubliners" was written by James Joyces. Past Simple They were painting the house when I arrived. The house was being painted when I arrived. Past Continuous They have produced over 20 models in the past two years. Over 20 models have been produced in the past two years. Present Perfect They are going to build a A new factory is going to be new factory in Portland. built in Portland. Future Intention with Going to I will finish it tomorrow. Future Simple It will be finished tomorrow.