PAST PASSIVE VOICE
Español III – Sra. McNally
Active/ Passive Voice definition
A verb is said to be active voice when it expresses an
action performed by its subject.
El pintor pinto un bodegon
A verb is said to be passive voice when the action it
expresses is performed upon its subject.
El bodegon fue pintado por el artista
Active / Passive examples
active voice
The coach instructed the players.
The subject performs the action.
Passive voice
The players were instructed by the coach.
The subject receives the action.
Passive or active?
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The album was received unfavorably by the fans.
The student body elects its council reps.
Angelo’s courageous act averted a tragedy.
A bit part was played by the well-known actor.
Someone at the airport recognized the popular actor.
A volunteer usually leads the discussions.
That counting game is played by more than one person.
A prophet’s warnings are usually ignored at first.
WC Handy composed many famous jazz pieces.
Handy’s contributions to music are appreciated by many
listeners.
Passive or active?
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The album was received unfavorably by the fans. p
The student body elects its council reps. a
Angelo’s courageous act averted a tragedy. a
A bit part was played by the well-known actor. p
Someone at the airport recognized the popular actor.a
A volunteer usually leads the discussions. a
That counting game is played by more than one
person.p
A prophet’s warnings are usually ignored at first.p
WC Handy composed many famous jazz pieces.a
Handy’s contributions to music are appreciated by
many listeners. p
Passive voice in Spanish
Passive voice is always made with the same pattern.
Ser + past participle
If you look at the examples, ser is the first part of the
passive voice structure followed by a past participle
in English.
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The past participle will be important in future lessons covering the perfect
tenses. To form the past participle, simply drop the infinitive ending (-ar, -er, -ir)
and add -ado (for -ar verbs) or -ido (for -er, -ir verbs).
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Pintar _ pintado
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Actuar – actuado
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Esculpir- esculpido
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Leer- leído
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The following common verbs have irregular past participles:
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Abrir –abierto
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Cubrir- cubierto
hacer-hecho
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Decir-dicho
poner- puesto
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Ver-visto
escribir-escrito
componer- compuesto
Past passive voice
The pattern is the same as present passive voice.
Ser + past participle
The only difference is instead of conjugating ser in
the present tense, it is now in the preterite tense.
Ser (preterite tense) + past participle
Look at the passive examples.
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The album was received unfavorably by the fans.
A bit part was played by the well-known actor.
That counting game is played by more than one
person.
A prophet’s warnings are usually ignored at first.
Handy’s contributions to music are appreciated
by many listeners.
Do you see the ser and past participles going to
happen?
Cambia la oracion a voz pasiva
REMEMBER
Remember regular past participles are made by
adding –ado or –ido to the stem.
There are the irregulars.
Abierto / visto / puesto / dicho / cubierto / escrito /
vuelto / hecho / muerto / roto
Passive voice
Passive voice is made using ser (preterite tense) +
past participle.
The book was written…
El libro fue escrito
The map was read…
El mapa fue leído.
Passive voice
Unlike the perfect tenses, the past participle will
agree with the subject of the sentence.
La mesa fue puesta…
The table was set…
Practice
The rule was made by the teacher.
The house was dreamed by the artist.
The alarm clock was thrown by the child.
The closet was cleaned by the manager.
The storm was photographed (sacar foto) by the
person.
The bottle was broken by the referee.
voz pasiva
Por y para
Answers
The rule was made by the teacher.
La regla fue hecha por la profesora.
The house was dreamed by the artist.
La casa fue soñada por el artista
The alarm clock was thrown by the child.
El despertador fue tirado por el chico.
Escucha las siguientes oraciones y
decide si están en voz pasiva
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Por y Para
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¿Cuándo se usa por?
¿Cuándo se usa para?
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Relaciona en la hoja de trabajo.
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TAREA para el miercoles: Escribe oraciones en voz pasiva. Escribe minimo 8 palabras en cada
oración
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Mural
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G
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J
Tarea para el miércoles
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Describe un libro famoso hispano, una película famosa
americana y una pintura española famosa. En tu descripcion
usa adjetivo demostrativo, voz pasiva, comparativos o
superlativos, detalles de la obra. Dibuja o pega una foto de
cada obra obra de arte descrita. Mira el ejemplo:
Esta obra fue pintada por Leonardo da Vinci. Esta
obra fue hecha para Lisa Gherardini.
Es una de las pinturas mas visitadas en el museo de
Louvre, Francia.
Es una pintura carisima.
Este portaretrato pertenece a la época del
renacimiento. Representa a una mujer enigmática.
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Descripción de una obra de arte
Esta obra fue pintada por Leonardo
da Vinci. Esta obra fue hecha para
Lisa Gherardini.
Es una de las pinturas mas visitadas
en el museo de Louvre, Francia.
Es una pintura carisima.
Este portaretrato pertenece a la
época del renacimiento. Representa
a una mujer enigmática.