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B2 Gramática

B2Voz pasiva20 min

Have something done y pasivas avanzadas

Have something done and advanced passives

Habla de trabajos que otras personas hacen por ti y usa la pasiva con verbos modales y con tiempos perfectos y continuos.

Usamos have + object + past participle cuando otra persona hace un trabajo por nosotros, normalmente porque le pagamos o se lo pedimos. El enfoque está en el resultado, no en la persona que hizo el trabajo. Get + object + past participle significa lo mismo y es un poco más informal.

Tiempo verbalEjemplo
Present simpleI have my hair cut every six weeks.
Past simpleWe had the kitchen painted last spring.
Present perfectHave you had your eyes tested recently?
going toMalik is going to have his bike repaired.
get (informal)She got her phone screen replaced in an hour.

La misma estructura puede describir algo desagradable que te ocurrió y que tú no organizaste: Tomás had his flight cancelled because of the fog.

Otras formas pasivas

FormaEstructuraEjemplo
Modal passivemodal + be + past participleThe form must be signed by both parents.
Perfect passivehas / have / had been + past participleThe results have been published online.
Continuous passiveis / was being + past participleThe road is being repaired this week.
Passive -ing formbeing + past participleNobody likes being interrupted.
Reporting passiveit is said that... / subject + is said to...The castle is said to be 900 years old.

Las pasivas de información como it is believed, it is thought e it is said son habituales en la escritura formal cuando la fuente es general o desconocida. Después de un sujeto, usa to + infinitivo, o to have + participio pasado para una acción anterior.

  • It is believed that the island was once joined to the mainland.
  • The new stadium is expected to open next year.
  • The bridge is thought to have been built around 1400.

Ejercicio 1 de 2

Elige la forma correcta

Elige la opción que complete correctamente cada oración.

  1. I don't cut my own hair. I _____ at a salon near my office.

  2. We're _____ a new kitchen fitted next month.

  3. Where did you _____ your photos printed?

  4. The report _____ by Friday, so we need to start now.

  5. The new hospital _____ at the moment. It will open next year.

  6. Your application _____. We will contact you soon.

  7. The painting _____ to be worth a great deal of money.

  8. Ama _____ her passport renewed before the trip.

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Ejercicio 2 de 2

Escribe la forma pasiva

Escribe la forma correcta de las palabras entre paréntesis.

  1. My laptop was very slow, so I (have / it / repair) at a shop in town.

  2. The bridge (close) since Monday because of the floods.

  3. The results will (announce) tomorrow morning.

  4. Sorry about the noise. Our bathroom (renovate) this week.

  5. Kwame is (have) his car serviced tomorrow.

  6. The old mill is believed to have (build) in the 15th century.

  7. It (say) that the lake has no bottom, but of course that isn't true.

  8. I hate (tell) what to do.

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