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.

A verb is said to be passive voice when the action it expresses is performed upon its subject.

Active / Passive examples

active voiceThe coach instructed the players.The subject performs the action.

Passive voiceThe players were instructed by the coach.The subject receives the action.

Passive or active?

1. The album was received unfavorably by the fans.2. The student body elects its council reps.3. Angelo’s courageous act averted a tragedy.4. A bit part was played by the well-known actor.5. Someone at the airport recognized the popular

actor.6. A volunteer usually leads the discussions.7. That counting game is played by more than one

person.8. A prophet’s warnings are usually ignored at first.9. WC Handy composed many famous jazz pieces.10. Handy’s contributions to music are appreciated by

many listeners.

Passive or active?

1. The album was received unfavorably by the fans. p2. The student body elects its council reps. a3. Angelo’s courageous act averted a tragedy. a4. A bit part was played by the well-known actor. p5. Someone at the airport recognized the popular

actor.a6. A volunteer usually leads the discussions. a7. That counting game is played by more than one

person.p8. A prophet’s warnings are usually ignored at first.p9. WC Handy composed many famous jazz pieces.a10. 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 participleIf you look at the examples, ser is the first

part of the passive voice structure followed by a past participle in English.

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).

Pintar _ pintado Actuar – actuado Esculpir- esculpido Leer- leído The following common verbs have irregular past participles: Abrir –abierto escribir-escrito Cubrir- cubierto hacer-hecho Decir-dicho poner- puesto Ver-visto componer- compuesto

Past passive voice

The pattern is the same as present passive voice.

Ser + past participleThe 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.

1. The album was received unfavorably by the fans.2. A bit part was played by the well-known actor.3. That counting game is played by more than one

person.4. A prophet’s warnings are usually ignored at first.5. Handy’s contributions to music are appreciated

by many listeners.

Do you see the ser and past participles going to happen?

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 escritoThe 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 pasivaPor 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 artistaThe alarm clock was thrown by the child.El despertador fue tirado por el chico.

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 epoca del renacimiento.

Representa a una mujer enigmatica.

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