Transcript Español 5: La Voz Pasiva

FÓRMULA
Subject + (a form of) SER + past
participle + POR + agent of action
THE TENSE OF SER CAN VARY
DEPENDING UPON THE
GRAMMATICAL SITUATION
EJEMPLOS
La novela FUE escrita POR
un autor mexicano.
En inglés: The novel WAS
written BY a Mexican author.
EJEMPLOS
La clase de la Sra. Hoffman ES
limpiada POR Carl.
En inglés: Sra. Hoffman’s class
IS cleaned BY Carl.
ACTIVE VS. PASSIVE
El gobierno DA
mucho dinero a las
víctimas del
desastre.
DA is present
indicative
Mucho dinero ES
DADO POR el
gobierno a las
víctimas del
desastre.
Keep present
indicative of ser for
passive sentence.
CONVERTING AN ACTIVE SENTENCE TO A PASSIVE
SENTENCE
 Active: My mom reads the newspaper every morning.
 Passive: The newspaper is read by my mom every
morning.
 **The direct object from the active sentence
becomes the subject in the passive sentence.
 The subject from the active sentence becomes the
agent in the passive sentence.
CONVERTING: ACTIVE TO PASSIVE
 When converting active to passive:
Identify the subject and direct object. They will switch places.
Look at the verb tense. It must carry over to the passive
sentence (to the verb ser).
Form the past participle for the infinitive verb in the active
sentence. It must agree in gender and number with the subject
before it (it’s being used as an adjective).
PRÁCTICA
 Mi madre traduce la carta.
 My mom translates the letter.
 La carta ES traducida POR mi madre.
 The letter is translated by my mom.
 The verb tense for SER is determined by the verb in the active
sentence.
 The past participle must agree in gender and number with the
new subject.
PARTICIPIOS PASADOS IRREGULARES
•
Decir – dicho
•
Hacer – hecho
•
Abrir – abierto
•
Cubrir – cubierto
•
Poner – puesto
•
Devolver – devuelto
•
Escribir – escrito
•
Ver – visto
•
Romper – roto
•
Morir – muerto
•
Imprimir - impreso
• Oír – oído
• -aer & -eer
verbs: ído
OPTIONS OF SER IN FRONT OF THE PAST
PARTICIPLE
• If active verb is in present::
• Es or son
• If active verb is in preterite:
• fue or fueron
• If active verb is in imperfect:
• era or eran
• If active verb is in future:
• será or serán