Taller de Ingls Tcnico - EMFP 5 Ceferino Tema: The Passive Voice

The Passive Voice

La voz pasiva se suele utilizar cuando se desconoce o no interesa mencionar quin hace la accin pero s el objeto de la misma. La computadora est conectada. The computer is connected En este caso la accin es la conectar y el objeto es la computadora

Como en espaol, la voz pasiva se forma con el verbo 'to be' (ser) y el participio pasado (-ado/-ido) The programmer starts this process everyday (Active) El programador comienza este proceso todos los das This process is started by the programmer everyday. (Passive) Este proceso es comenzado por el programador todos los das

Vale recordar que en ingls contamos con un conjunto de verbos que son IRREGULARES y que no siguen la regla de agregar el sufijo ed para la formacin del participio pasado (-ado/-ido) Este LISTADO DE VERBOS IRREGULARES se encuentran disponibles en la internet o al final de este archivo.

Resumiendo entonces El sujeto de un verbo en pasiva corresponde al objeto de un verbo en activa. Spanish is spoken in Argentina (sujeto) Argentinians speak Spanish (objeto) PASIVA ACTIVA

Estudiemos la siguiente lista de las formas del verbo en pasiva. (pp = participio pasado). No es importante conocerlas todas las formas ya que sern practicadas en futuras clases Verb Tense PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS FUTURE (WILL) PAST SIMPLE Structure am/are/is + pp am/are/is being + pp will be + pp was/were + pp Example Spanish is spoken here. El espaol es hablado aqu. Your questions are being answered. Tus preguntas estn siendo contestadas Itll be painted by next week. Ser pintado para la proxima semana. We were invited to the party, but we didnt go. Nosotros fuimos invitados a la fiesta, pero no fuimos The hotel room was being cleaned when we got back from shopping. La habitacion del hotel estaba siendo limpiada cuando regresamos de hacer compras. The President of America has been shot. El Presidente de America ha sido baleado When he got home he found that all of his money had been stolen. Our baby will have been born before Christmas.

PAST CONTINUOUS

was/were being + pp

PRESENT PERFECT PAST PERFECT FUTURE PERFECT

have/has been + pp had been + pp will have been + pp

Para decir quin hace la accin o qu la causa, usamos 'by' = por (es el complemento agente) This house is serviced by the local technicians Esta casa es arreglada por tcnicos locales Mar del Plata is visited by foreigners. Mar del Plata es visitada por extranjeros.

Es ms normal encontrar en espaol formas con se, por ejemplo: se habla, se alquila o verbos en plural como venden, compran para verbos que son impersonales, es decir, que no necesitan una persona/sujeto para realizarse. One million computers are bought in Argentina every year. Un millon de computadoras son compradas en Argentina cada ao. Digital equipments are sold through Internet with Deremate.com and Mercadolibre.com web sites. Los equipamientos digitales son vendidos a travs de internet con las paginas web de deremate.com y mercadolibre.com

Exercises: Translate the following sentences in the passive voice. Self-correction guide

1. The computer is checked via modem.

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2. Our laboratory is opened from 13.00 to 17.30.

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3. The exercises are not done 1 by the teachers, they are corrected by them.
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4. Windows Vista Service Pack will be released on Dec 2007.

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5. In 2017, our houses will be cleaned by robots.

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6. The Internet Security Guard is updated every day, but not automatically.
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7. The file is not downloaded yet.

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Verbos Irregulares to do= hacer, done= hecho

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8. The new photographs are uploaded to Blogger.com by the students.

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9. The virus definitions are not listed in the new index; please, check for the updated data.
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10. Claudia, Gabriel and Eduardo are known 2as the best translators of the class.
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Verbos Irregulares to know= saber, conocer, known=conocido

ANEXO VERBOS IRREGULARES Infinitive arise be beat become begin bet bite bleed blow break bring build buy catch choose come cost creep cut deal do draw dream drink drive eat fall feed feel fight find flee fly forget forgive forsake freeze get give go grind Simple Past arose was / were beat became began bet/betted bit bled blew broke brought built bought caught chose came cost crept cut dealt did drew dreamt/dreamed drank drove ate fell fed felt fought found fled flew forgot forgave forsook froze got gave went ground Past Participle arisen been beaten become begun bet/betted bitten bled blown broken brought built bought caught chosen come cost crept cut dealt done drawn dreamt/dreamed drunk driven eaten fallen fed felt fought found fled flown forgotten forgiven forsaken frozen got given gone ground Spanish surgir ser golpear convertirse comenzar apostar morder sangrar soplar romper traer construir comprar atrapar elegir venir costar arrastrarse cortar dar, repartir hacer dibujar soar beber conducir comer caer alimentar sentir pelear encontrar huir volar olvidar perdonar abandonar congelar tener, obtener dar ir moler

grow hang have hear hide hit hold hurt keep kneel know lead learn leave lend let lie lose make mean meet pay put quit read ride ring rise run say see sell send set sew shake shine shoot show shrink shut sing sink sit sleep

grew hung had heard hid hit held hurt kept knelt knew led learnt/learned left lent let lay lost made meant met paid put quit/quitted read rode rang rose ran said saw sold sent set sewed shook shone shot showed shrank/shrunk shut sang sank sat slept

grown hung had heard hidden hit held hurt kept knelt known led learnt/learned left lent let lain lost made meant met paid put quit/quitted read ridden rung risen run said seen sold sent set sewn/sewed shaken shone shot shown/showed shrunk shut sung sunk sat slept

crecer colgar tener or esconderse golpear tener, mantener herir, doler guardar arrodillarse saber encabezar aprender dejar prestar dejar yacer perder hacer significar conocer, encontrar pagar poner abandonar leer montar, ir llamar por telfono elevar correr decir ver vender enviar fijar coser sacudir brillar disparar mostrar encoger cerrar cantar hundir sentarse dormir

slide sow speak spell spend spill split spoil spread stand steal sting stink strike swear sweep swim take teach tear tell think throw tread wake wear weave weep win wring write

slid sowed spoke spelt/spelled spent spilt/spilled split spoilt/spoiled spread stood stole stung stank/stunk struck swore swept swam took taught tore told thought threw trode woke wore wove wept won wrung wrote

slid sown/sowed spoken spelt/spelled spent spilt/spilled split spoilt/spoiled spread stood stolen stung stunk struck sworn swept swum taken taught torn told thought thrown trodden/trod woken worn woven wept won wrung written

deslizar sembrar hablar deletrear gastar derramar partir estropear extenderse estar de pie robar picar apestar golpear jurar barrer nadar tomar ensear romper decir pensar lanzar pisar despertarse llevar puesto tejer llorar ganar retorcer escribir

Self-correction guide 1. La computadora es chequeada por medio de MODEM. 2. Nuestro laboratorio est abierto desde la 13.00 hasta 17.30. 3. Los ejercicios no estn hechos por los maestros, ellos/ los mismos estn corregidos por ellos. 4. EL paquete de servicio de Windows XP ser lanzado en Diciembre de 2007. 5. En 2017, nuestras casas sern limpiadas por robots. 6. La guardia de seguridad de Internet es actualizada cada da, pero no automticamente. 7. El archivo no est descargado todava.

8. Las nuevas fotografas son subidas a Blogger.com por los estudiantes. 9. Las definiciones de virus no estn listadas en el nuevo ndice; por favor, chequea en bsqueda de datos
actualizados.

10. Claudia, Gabriel y Eduardo son conocidos como los mejores traductores de la clase.