REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA INSTITUTO UNIVERSITARIO POLITÉCNICO “SANTIAGO MARIÑO” EXTENSIÓN SAN CRISTÓBAL
PRODUCED BY: YEFERSON GERARDO RAMIREZ MONCADA C.I – 25.713.092 ENGLISH 2
CONTENT THE PASSIVE VOICE………………………………………………………………………………………………
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THE ACTIVE VOICE...…………..………………………………………………………………………………
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Voice is a grammatical THE PASSIVE VOICE Voicethat is a grammatical term indicates the
term that indicates relationship between the a relationship between subject and a verb. There a subject a verb. There are three and different voices are three different voices in Spanish (and English): in Spanish active (what(and we English): might active (what might call normal), we reflexive callpassive. normal), reflexive and and passive.
In the passive voice, the In thedescribed passive voice, the action by the action described by the verb that is being made verb that is being made to the subject by an to the subject by an agent. agent.
Voice is a grammatical Voicethat is indicates a grammatical term the term that indicates the relationship between a relationship between subject and a verb. There a subject a verb. There are three and different voices are three different voices in Spanish (and English): in Spanish (and English): active (what we might call active (what we might call normal), reflexive and normal), reflexive and passive. passive.
In the passive voice, the In thedescribed passive voice, the action by the action described by the verb that is being made to verb that is made to the subject bybeing an agent. the subject by an agent.
EXAMPLE THE PASSIVE VOICE
EXAMPLE THE ACTIVE VOICE
Cars are arranged by the mechanic
The mechanic arranges cars
The medicines are prescribed by the doctor
The doctor prescribes medicines
The opera is sung by Placido Domingo
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to be cleaned presente It is cleaned. pasado It was cleaned. simple futuro It will be cleaned. condicional It would be cleaned. presente It is being cleaned. pasado It was being cleaned. continuo futuro It will be being cleaned. condicional It would be being cleaned. presente It has been cleaned. pasado It had been cleaned. perfecto simple futuro It will have been cleaned. condicional It would have been cleaned. presente It has been being cleaned. pasado It had been being cleaned. perfecto continuo aa futuro It will have been being cleaned. condicional aa It would have been being cleaned.
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