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Exercise B1
Turn the active sentences into passive sentences (processual passive).
Use the same tense as in the active sentence.
- Yo leo el libro.
→ [I read the book.|The book is read (by me).]|Presente, 3rd person singular: Presente of ser + Participio of leer|masculine noun (libro) → leído
- El niño ha encontrado el balón.
→ [The child has found the ball.|The ball has been found (by the child).]|Pretérito perfecto, 3rd person singular: Pretérito perfecto of ser + Participio of encontrar|maculine noun (balón) → encontrado
- Felipe y Lucía comieron el pastel.
→ [Felipe and Lucía ate the cake.|The cake was eaten (by Felipe and Lucía).]|Pretérito imperfecto, 3rd person singular: Imperfecto of ser + Participio of comer|masculine noun (pastel) → comido
- Sus abuelos habían construido una casa nueva.
→ [His grandparents had built a new house.|A new house had been built (by his grandparents).]|Pretérito pluscuamperfecto, 3rd person singular: Pluscuamperfecto of ser + Participio of construir|feminine noun (casa) → construida
- Mis vecinos habrán regado mis plantas.
→ [My neighbours will have watered my plants.|My plants will have been watered by my neighbours.]|Futuro perfecto, 3rd person plural: Futuro perfecto of ser + Participio of regar|feminine plural noun (plantas) → regadas
Make passive sentences using the words in brackets. The tense is indicated for you.
- (la cama/hacer – Presente) [The bed is made.]|presente of ser + participio of hacer|feminine noun cama → hecha
- (el desayuno/preparar – Pretérito indefinido) [The breakfast was prepared.]|pretérito indefinido of ser + Participio of preparar|masculine noun desayuno → preparado
- (las puertas/cerrar – Pretérito perfecto) [The doors have been closed.]|Pretérito perfecto of ser + Participio of cerrar|feminine plural noun puertas → cerradas
- (la ventana/abrir – Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) [The window had been opened.]|Pretérito pluscuamperfecto of ser + Participio of abrir|feminine noun (ventana) → abierta
- (los ordenadores/encender – Futuro perfecto) [The computers will have been turned on.]|Futuro perfecto of ser + Participio of encender |masculine plural noun (ordenadores) → encendidos
Rewrite the sentences using the pasiva refleja (passive with se). Keep the sentence as in the starting sentence.
- La música es escuchada.
→ [The music is heard. (literally: The music hears itself.)]|Presente, 3rd person singular: se + Presente of escuchar
- Las cajas han sido contadas.
→ [The boxes have been counted. (literally: The boxes have counted themselves.)]|Pretérito perfecto, 3rd person plural: se + Pretérito perfecto of contar
- El coche había sido fabricado.
→ [The car had been manufactured. (literally: The car had manufactured itself.)]|Pretérito pluscuamperfecto, 3rd person singular: se + Pretérito pluscuamperfecto of fabricar
- Los paquetes habrán sido ordenados.
→ [The parcels will be sorted. (literally: The parcels will sort themselves.)]|Futuro simple, 3rd person plural: se + Futuro simple of ordenar
- Los periódicos habrían sido publicados.
→ [The newspapers will have been published. (literally: The newspapers will have published themselves.)]|Condicional compuesto, 3rd person plural: se + Ccondicional compuesto of publicar