Passive Voice – Free Exercise

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Exercise

Turn the active sentences into passive sentences. Use the same tense as in the active sentence.

  1. Yo leo el libro.
    →  .3rd person singular presente of ser + participio of leer
    masculine noun (libro) → leído    I read the book.
    → The book is read (by me).
  2. El niño ha encontrado el balón.
    →  .3rd person singular pretérito perfecto of ser + participio of encontrar
    maculine noun (balón) → encontrado    The child has found the ball.
    → The ball has been found (by the child).
  3. Felipe y Lucía comieron el pastel.
    →  .3rd person singular pretérito indefinido of ser + participio of comer
    masculine noun (pastel) → comido    Felipe and Lucía ate the cake.
    → The cake was eaten (by Felipe and Lucía).
  4. Sus abuelos habían construido una casa nueva.
    →  .3rd person singular pluscuamperfecto of ser + participio of construir
    feminine noun (casa) → construida    His grandparents had built a new house.
    → A new house had been built (by his grandparents).
  5. Mis vecinos habrán regado mis plantas.
    →  .3rd person plural futuro perfecto of ser + participio of regar
    feminine plural noun (plantas) → regadas    My neighbours will have watered my plants.
    → My plants will have been watered (by my neighbours).

Make passive sentences using the words in brackets. The tense is indicated for you.

  1. (la cama/hacer – Presente)  .presente of ser + participio of hacer
    feminine noun cama → hecha    The bed is made.
  2. (el desayuno/preparar – Pretérito indefinido)  .pretérito indefinido of ser + participio of preparar
    masculine noun desayuno → preparado    The breakfast was prepared.
  3. (las puertas/cerrar – Pretérito perfecto)  .pretérito perfecto of ser + participio of cerrar
    feminine plural noun puertas → cerradas    The doors have been closed.
  4. (la ventana/abrir – Pretérito pluscuamperfecto)  .pretérito pluscuamperfecto of ser + participio of abrir
    feminine noun (ventana) → abierta    The window had been opened.
  5. (los ordenadores/encender – Futuro perfecto)  .futuro perfecto of ser + participio of encender
    masculine plural noun (ordenadores) → encendidos    The computers will have been turned on.

Rewrite the sentences using the pasiva refleja (passive with se). Keep the same tense as in the starting sentence.

  1. La música es escuchada.
    →  .se + 3rd person singular presente of escucharThe music is heard. (literally: The music hears itself.)
  2. Las cajas han sido contadas.
    →  .se + 3rd person plural pretérito perfecto of contarThe boxes have been counted. (literally: The boxes have counted themselves.)
  3. El coche había sido fabricado.
    →  .se + 3rd person singular pretérito pluscuamperfecto of fabricarThe car had been manufactured. (literally: The car had manufactured itself.)
  4. Los paquetes habrán sido ordenados.
    →  .se + 3rd person plural futuro simple of ordenarThe parcels will be sorted. (literally: The parcels will sort themselves.)
  5. Los periódicos habrían sido publicados.
    →  .se + 3rd person plural condicional compuesto of publicarThe newspapers will have been published. (literally: The newspapers will have published themselves.)