Passive Voice – Free Exercise

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Exercise B1

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

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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.

  1. (la cama/hacer – Presente)  [The bed is made.]|presente of ser + participio of hacer|feminine noun cama → hecha
  2. (el desayuno/preparar – Pretérito indefinido)  [The breakfast was prepared.]|pretérito indefinido of ser + Participio of preparar|masculine noun desayuno → preparado
  3. (las puertas/cerrar – Pretérito perfecto)  [The doors have been closed.]|Pretérito perfecto of ser + Participio of cerrar|feminine plural noun puertas → cerradas
  4. (la ventana/abrir – Pretérito pluscuamperfecto)  [The window had been opened.]|Pretérito pluscuamperfecto of ser + Participio of abrir|feminine noun (ventana) → abierta
  5. (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.

  1. La música es escuchada.
    →  [The music is heard. (literally: The music hears itself.)]|Presente, 3rd person singular: se + Presente of escuchar
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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