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Exercise
Turn the active sentences into passive sentences (processual passive).
Use the same tense as in the active sentence.
- Yo leo el libro.
→ [I read [present tense] the book.|The book is read (by me).]|Presente 3rd person singular: Presente of ser + Participio of leer (agrees with the subject in number and gender).|leer is an irregular verb
- 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 (agrees with the subject in number and gender)|encontrar is a regular verb
- 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 (agrees with the subject in number and gender)|comer is a regular verb
- 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 (agrees with the subject in number and gender)|construir is a regular verb
- 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 (agrees with the subject in number and gender)|regar is a regular verb
Construct sentences in the statal passive.
- (la cama/hacer - Presente) [The bed is made.]|Imperfecto of estar + Participio of preparar (agrees with the subject in number and gender)|hacer is a regular verb
- (el desayuno/preparar - Pretérito Imperfecto) [The breakfast was prepared.]|Imperfecto of estar + Participio of preparar (agrees with the subject in number and gender)|preparar is a regular verb.
- (las puertas/cerrar - Pretérito Perfecto) [The doors were closed.]|Pretérito Perfecto of estar + Participio of cerrar (agrees with the subject in number and gender)|preparar is a regular verb
- (la ventana/abrir - Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto) [The window had been open.]|Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto of estar + Participio of abrir (agrees with the subject in number and gender)|abrir is an irregular verb
- (los ordenadores/encender - Futuro Perfecto) [The computers will have been turned on.]|Futuro Perfecto of estar + Participio of encender (agrees with the subject in number and gender)|encender is a regular verb.
Exercise
Turn the processual passive into the pasiva refleja (se expressions).
Use the same tense as in the processual passive.
- 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 + Condicional Compuesto of publicar