The Passive (Junior Cert Spanish): Flashcards

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Purpose of the passive voice

Focus on what happens, not who does the action

Number of main methods to express passive in Spanish

Two

Method 1 structure for passive

ser + past participle

Method 2 structure for passive

se + third person verb form

Which passive method is more common and natural

Reflexive se construction

Past participle ending for -ar verbs

-ado

Past participle ending for -er and -ir verbs

-ido

Agreement rule for past participles with ser

Must agree with subject in gender and number

Present forms of ser for passive

es/son

Preterite forms of ser for passive

fue/fueron

Future forms of ser for passive

será/serán

Time expression indicating preterite tense

la semana pasada (last week)

Time expression indicating future tense

la semana próxima (next week)

The car was sold last week

El coche fue vendido la semana pasada

It is mainly used for downloading music

Se usa principalmente para bajar música

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