The Passive Form

Verb Tense PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS FUTURE (WILL)

Structure
am/are/is + pp

Example
Spanish is spoken here. Itll be painted by next week. Terry is going to be made redundant next year.

am/are/is being + pp Your questions are being answered.

will be + pp am/are/is going to FUTURE (GOING TO) be + pp PAST SIMPLE was/were + pp

We were invited to the party, but we didnt go. The hotel room was being cleaned when we got PAST CONTINUOUS was/were being + pp back from shopping. PRESENT PERFECT have/has been + pp The President of America has been shot. When he got home he found that all of his PAST PERFECT had been + pp money had been stolen. Our baby will have been born before FUTURE PERFECT will have been + pp Christmas. En las formas del future progressive (will be being + pp) y perfect progressive (has been being + pp) no es muy comn su uso. Para decir quin haca la accin o qu la causaba, usa 'by'.

The Passive Form

Completa el texto con la forma pasiva correcta de los verbos entre parntesis. The building in front of you and nowadays it (call) the Summer Palace. It (build) in 1728

(consider) one of the finest examples of baroque arquitecture in (restore) several times since

the country. The south faade of the building 1728, but the rest of the building

(keep) unaltered. Today the Palace (use) as a home for the Art (steal) from the museum.

(own) by the town hall and for the last ten years it Museum. Last year one of our most valuable paitings At the moment a new wing with special security conditions.

(add) to host the contemporary art collections,

Correct! Well done. Your score is 51%. The building in front of you is called (call) the Summer Palace. It was built (build) in 1728 and nowadays it is considered (consider) one of the finest examples of baroque arquitecture in the country. The south faade of the building has been restored (restore) several times since 1728, but the rest of the building has been kept (keep) unaltered. Today the Palace is owned (own) by the town hall and for the last ten years it has been used (use) as a home for the Art Museum. Last year one of our most valuable paitings was stolen (steal) from the museum. At the moment a new wing is being added (add) to host the contemporary art collections, with special security conditions. Part 5. EXERCISES En esta parte podrs aplicar lo aprendido, practicar y comprobar que recuerdas tanto el vocabulario como la gramtica de la leccin. Si cometes errores, se recomienda repasar los temas y volver a realizar los ejercicios.

Exercise 2

Escribe las siguientes oraciones en voz pasiva. 1. They arrested her last week. . 2. John wrote a letter. . 3. They invited ten friends to the party. . 4. They have just built a new house. . 5. The police caught the thieves yesterday. . 6. The maid will clean all the house for tomorrow. . 7. My brother hit me. . 8. They removed two cars from the street. . 9. They have just cleaned the room. . 10. We will build a new house. . Part 5. EXERCISES En esta parte podrs aplicar lo aprendido, practicar y comprobar que recuerdas tanto el vocabulario como la gramtica de la leccin. Si cometes errores, se recomienda repasar los temas y volver a realizar los ejercicios.

Exercise 2 Escribe las siguientes oraciones en voz pasiva. 1. They arrested her last week. . 2. John wrote a letter. . 3. They invited ten friends to the party. . 4. They have just built a new house. .

5. The police caught the thieves yesterday. . 6. The maid will clean all the house for tomorrow. . 7. My brother hit me. . 8. They removed two cars from the street. . 9. They have just cleaned the room. . 10. We will build a new house. .

La voz pasiva y los tiempos verbales

Completa las frases con la voz pasiva de los verbos entre parntesis, en el tiempo verbal adecuado. 1. My flat 2. The room 3. I think the results 4. The door 5. The votes 6. Don Quixote always (sell) last week. (not paint) yet. (publish) early next week. (lock) in the evening. (count) now. (write) by Cervantes. still (unload) from the removal lorry. (steal) during the night.

7. When I arrived, the furniture

8. In the morning they realized that the painting 9. English

(speak) in many countries around the world. (finish) on time.

10. If you worked harder, your homework

La voz pasiva y los tiempos verbales

Correct! Well done. Your score is 46%. 1. My flat was sold (sell) last week. 2. The room hasn't been painted (not paint) yet. 3. I think the results will be published (publish) early next week. 4. The door is always locked (lock) in the evening. 5. The votes are being counted (count) now. 6. Don Quixote was written (write) by Cervantes. 7. When I arrived, the furniture was still being unloaded (unload) from the removal lorry. 8. In the morning they realized that the painting had been stolen (steal) during the night. 9. English is spoken (speak) in many countries around the world. 10. If you worked harder, your homework would be finished (finish) on time.