LA VOZ PASIVA
La pasiva está compuesta por BE + PARTICIPIO • Empleando la voz pasiva no estamos cambiando el tiempo, sino que expresamos lo mismo de diferente manera. The pupils do homework every day. Homework is done by the pupils every day
USOS DE LA PASIVA Cuando el que realiza la acción (agente) es obvio, desconocido o poco importante. Cotton is grown in Egypt Cuando queremos realzar la acción en sí misma. Twenty people were killed in a bus accident
EJEMPLO The man sells newspapers in the street sujeto verbo CD CCL Newspapers are sold by the man in the street
VOZ ACTIVA VOZ PASIVA PRESENTE SIMPLE She makes de dinner AM/IS/ARE + PARTICIPIO The dinner is made PRESENT CONTINUOUS She is making the dinner AM/IS/ARE +BEING + PARTICIPIO The dinner is being made PRESENT PERFECT She has made the dinner HAVE/HAS + BEEN + PARTICIPIO The dinner has been made PAST SIMPLE She made the dinner WAS/WERE + PARTICIPIO The dinner was made PAST CONTINUOUS She was making the dinner WAS/WERE + BEING + PARTICIPIO The dinner was being made FUTURE She will make the dinner WILL+BE+ PARTICIPIO The dinner will be made
Ejercicio: Pasa de activa a pasiva People send their complaints to the office. They postpone the meeting because of illness. Somebody is stealing your car
RESPUESTAS People send their complaints to the office. Their complaints are sent to the office by the people. They postpone the meeting because of illness. The meeting is postponed by them because of illness. Somebody is stealing your car Your car is being stolen by somebody