The passive (Edexcel GCSE Spanish): Flashcards
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What does passive voice show?
What does passive voice show?
Action being done TO someone/something (not by them)
Two methods for forming Spanish passive voice
Two methods for forming Spanish passive voice
- ser + past participle 2) reflexive se construction
Verb used in Method 1 of passive
Verb used in Method 1 of passive
ser (to be)
Past participle ending for -ar verbs
Past participle ending for -ar verbs
-ado (e.g. hablar → hablado)
Past participle ending for -er and -ir verbs
Past participle ending for -er and -ir verbs
-ido (e.g. vender → vendido, vivir → vivido)
Agreement rule for past participles with ser
Agreement rule for past participles with ser
Must agree with subject in gender and number (-o/-a, -os/-as)
What is added to make Method 2 passive?
What is added to make Method 2 passive?
se (makes verb reflexive)
Pattern for reflexive se passive
Pattern for reflexive se passive
se + verb (3rd person) + subject
English 'is/are' passive → Spanish tense
English 'is/are' passive → Spanish tense
Present tense (e.g. es usado)
English 'was/were' passive → Spanish tense
English 'was/were' passive → Spanish tense
Preterite tense (e.g. fue vendido)
English 'will be' passive → Spanish tense
English 'will be' passive → Spanish tense
Future tense (e.g. será visto)
How common is reflexive se passive in Spanish?
How common is reflexive se passive in Spanish?
Extremely common (newspapers, formal writing, conversation)