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B1 Gramática

B1Voz pasiva15 min

La voz pasiva: presente y pasado

The passive: present and past

Usa la voz pasiva cuando la acción o el resultado importan más que la persona que la realiza.

En una oración activa, el sujeto realiza la acción: Farmers grow rice in this valley. En una oración pasiva, el sujeto recibe la acción: Rice is grown in this valley. Usamos la voz pasiva cuando no sabemos quién hizo algo, cuando es obvio o cuando no es importante.

Tiempo verbalFormaEjemplo
Present simpleam / is / are + past participleThese bikes are made in two small factories.
Present simple negativeisn't / aren't + past participleCash isn't accepted in this café.
Past simplewas / were + past participleThe bridge was built in 1890.
Past simple negativewasn't / weren't + past participleThe letters weren't delivered on time.
Questionsis / was (etc.) + subject + past participleWhere were these photos taken?

Para decir quién realizó la acción, usa by: The song was written by a teenager from Nairobi. Añade by + persona solo cuando esa información sea nueva o interesante. Una oración como My bag was found by someone suena rara, porque someone no aporta ninguna información.

Dónde la vemos con frecuencia

La voz pasiva es habitual en noticias, avisos, instrucciones y descripciones de procesos. Ayuda a quien escribe a centrarse en lo que ocurrió y en el resultado.

  • Breakfast is served from 7 to 10 a.m.
  • Three new kinds of frog were discovered in the forest last year.
  • Our flat is cleaned every Friday.
  • The match was cancelled because of the storm.
  • Was the email sent to everyone?

Ejercicio 1 de 2

Elige la forma correcta

Elige la opción correcta para completar cada oración.

  1. Paper _____ from wood.

  2. The first bicycles _____ in the 19th century.

  3. Our flight _____ last night, so we took the train today.

  4. _____ the tickets checked at the door yesterday?

  5. Spanish _____ in more than twenty countries.

  6. The new library _____ by a young architect from Lima.

  7. Credit cards _____ in this shop. You have to pay in cash.

  8. These photos were taken _____ my sister.

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Ejercicio 2 de 2

Escribe la voz pasiva

Escribe la forma pasiva del verbo entre paréntesis. Usa el presente simple o el pasado simple.

  1. The windows (wash) every spring.

  2. This castle (build) more than 600 years ago.

  3. Dogs (not / allow) in this park.

  4. The winners (announce) yesterday evening.

  5. Our order (not / deliver) until Tuesday, so we waited all weekend.

  6. A lot of coffee (produce) in Colombia every year.

  7. The letter (write) by hand, so it was hard to read.

  8. At our school, all meals (cook) fresh every day.

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