INGENIERÍA ELÉCTRICA

IDIOMA II

Passive (1) (is done / was done) – Forma Pasiva 1ra. Parte

Presente simple

Forma activa: Somebody cleans this room every day.

Forma pasiva: This room is cleaned every day.

am/ is/ are + past participle

Pasado simple

Forma activa: Somebody cleaned this room yesterday.

Forma pasiva: This room was cleaned yesterday.

was/ were + past participle

Exercises: Change to passive

1. Present simple:

1) Generators produce electric current.

- Electric current is produced by generators.
2) Installing larger cable reduces voltage drop.
- Voltage drop is reduced by installing larger cable.
3) Connecting the non-safety loads to the safety-related electrical bus requires  the use of a
Class-1E breaker.
- The use of a Class-1E breaker required for connecting the non-safety loads to the
safety-related electrical bus.
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2. Past simple:

1) Installing higher-rated lugs solved the problem.

- The problem was solved by installing higher-rated lugs.

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2) Water flooded the buried duct.
- The buried duct was flooded by water
3) The electricians pulled the cable.
- The cable was pulled by the electricians.

Prof. Diana Ladaga Pereyras