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Voz Activa y Pasiva en ingls

Como pasar de activo a pasivo en Ingls

Para pasar de activo a pasivo en Ingls se debe cambiar el objeto por el sujeto, aadir la forma correcta del verbo To
Be y poner la forma pasado participio del verbo principal. Si queremos decir quin hizo la accin en una frase pasive
debemos poner "by + el sujeto".

Active: Sujeto Verbo Principal Objeto

Mary painted the room.

Mary pint la habitacin.

Passive: Objeto Be + Pasado Participio Sujeto (opcional)

The room was painted by Mary.

La habitacin fu pintada por Mary.

Las Formas Verbales en Activa y Pasiva


Active and Passive Verb Forms

Activo con el verbo to live (vivir)


present simple I live, you live, we live, he/she/it lives, we live, they live
present progressive (or continuous) I am living, you are living etc.
present perfect simple I have lived, you have lived, he/she/it has lived etc.
present perfect progressive I have been living, you have been living etc.

past simple I lived, you lived, he/she/it lived etc.


past progressive I was living, you were living etc.
past perfect simple I had lived, you had lived etc.
past perfect progressive I had been working, you had been working etc.

future simple I will work, you will work, you will work, he/she/it will work, we will work,
they will work.
future progressive I will be working, you will be working etc.
future perfect simple I will have worked, you will have worked etc.
future perfect progressive I will have been working, you will have been working etc.

Infinitives (to) work, (to) be working, (to) have worked, (to) have been working
-ing forms working, having worked
past participle - worked

Pasivo con el verbo to make (hacer)


present simple it is made, they are made etc.
present progressive it is being made, they are being made etc.
present perfect it has been made, they have been made etc.
past simple it was made, they were made etc.
past progressive it was being made, they were being made etc.
past perfect it had been made, they had been made etc.

future simple - it will be made, they will be made etc.


future perfect it will have been made, they will have been made etc.
going to future it is going to be made, they are going to be made etc.

Read the story and write the verbs in a suitable form (passive or active) in the
spaces. Follow the example.

Is It Better To Have Loved And Lost?

loved
I (love) her with an uncontrollable passion.

We normally spend our lives simply existing. But occasionally something

(happen) which wakes us up and makes us (feel) alive.

Her name was Ann-Marie, a tall, dark-haired, brown-eyed beauty from France. I

respectfully (admire) her from a distance while she (go

out) with my best friend, but when they (break up) I

(open) my arms to her and (give) her my shoulder to cry on.

We (become) a couple and (rent) a flat together near


the sea.

I (remember) the look on her face when we

(make) love. Her spirituality (take) her to a far away place. A place

where only pleasure (exist). She (seem) to leave her

body and fly away to play with the angels. I (never/know) such pure

intensity before. I (never/love) with such passion by anyone since.

Plans were made, money (save) and possessions

(sell). We (buy) plane tickets for Paris. The night before

we (be) due to leave she (tell) me about Sean, my

close friend. I (sleep) with him for three weeks, she told me. But

he (live) in America, and if I (go) with him,


I (regret) it. My future is with you.

That night I (can/not) sleep. I (watch) the hours pass

on the clock next to the bed. In the morning the phone (ring) while

we (have) breakfast. It was Sean. I want

(say) goodbye before you (leave), he said. .and I

want (apologize).

Our plane (leave) at 9.30 Sean, I have to go, I replied coldly. I cant

forgive you Sean, you know why, dont you? If I (am) you,

I (learn) how to be a good friend. Youre a selfish, self-centred bastard,

Sean! I (hang up) the phone.

Ann-Marie and I (pack) our lives in two large boxes and

(ship) them to Marseilles. We (arrive) at the airport just as our

flight (call). Last call for Air France flight AF404 to Paris,

now (board) at gate number 15.

People often (look) for love and (be) unhappy when

it (not/come). They think it (make) them complete. It

does, for a while, but it (not/last). Nothing lasts. We started arguing.


There was no trust in our relationship. The laughter and affection that we used to

have (replace) by jealousy and suspicion. Money


(become) a problem. She was bored and unemployed, I was drinking too much. We

fought, (shout), accused and (search) for the love

we (lose) a long time ago in a different country. Eventually

we (say) goodbye. She (need) medical help to get her

life together. I (need/be) alone, to think, to lose myself in work and


save money for a fresh start.

It (be) a long time ago. I hope that Ann-Marie and

Sean (be) both happy. I am more careful now when I

(wish) for things, just in case I (get) what I


Is It Better To Have Loved And Lost?

I loved her with an uncontrollable passion.

We normally spend our lives simply existing. But occasionally something happens which
wakes us up and makes us feel alive.

Her name was Ann-Marie, a tall, dark-haired, brown-eyed beauty from France. I
respectfully admired her from a distance while shewas going out with my best friend, but
when they broke up I opened my arms to her and gave her my shoulder to cry on.
Webecame a couple and rented a flat together near the sea.

I remember the look on her face when we made/were making love. Her
spirituality took her to a far away place. A place where only pleasure existed.
She seemed to leave her body and fly away to play with the angels. I had never
known such pure intensity before. I have never been loved with such passion by anyone
since.

Plans were made, money was saved and possessions were sold. We bought plane tickets
for Paris. The night before we were due to leave she told me about Sean, my close friend.
Ive been sleeping with him for three weeks, she told me. But hes going to livein
America, and if I go with him, Ill regret it. My future is with you.

That night I couldnt sleep. I watched the hours pass on the clock next to the bed. In the
morning the phone rang while we were having breakfast. It was Sean. I want to
say goodbye before you leave, he said. .and I want to apologize.
Our plane leaves at 9.30 Sean, I have to go, I replied coldly. I cant forgive you Sean,
you know why, dont you? If I were you, Id learn how to be a good friend. Youre a
selfish, self-centred bastard, Sean! I hung up the phone.

Ann-Marie and I packed our lives in two large boxes and shipped them to Marseilles.
We arrived at the airport just as our flight was being called. Last call for Air France flight
AF404 to Paris, now boarding at gate number 15.

People often look for love and are unhappy when it doesnt come. They think it will
make/makes/is going to make them complete. It does, for a while, but it doesnt
last/wont last. Nothing lasts. We started arguing. There was no trust in our relationship.
The laughter and affection that we used to have was replaced/had been replaced by
jealousy and suspicion. Moneybecame a problem. She was bored and unemployed, I was
drinking too much. We fought, shouted, accused and searched for the love we had lost a
long time ago in a different country. Eventually we said goodbye. She needed medical help
to get her life together. I needed to be alone, to think, to lose myself in work and save
money for a fresh start.

It was a long time ago. I hope that Ann-Marie and Sean are both happy. I am more careful
now when I wish for things, just in case I

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