UNIVERSIDAD POPULAR DEL CESAR

Subject: LENGUA EXTRANJERA Topic: Passive Voice – Practice

UPC07
Teacher: María Luisa Araujo Romero Date:
Guide: Practice Student:
ACTIVITY IN CLASS
Passive Voice
THE HISTORY GAME
1. The following sentences are in Active Voice and you should become them into Passive keeping the
tenses in which they are presented.
a. Gabriel Garcia Marquez won the Nobel Prize in 1982.
Gabriel García Márquez ganó el Premio Nobel en 1982.
The Nobel Prize was won by Gabriel Garcia Marquez in 1982.
El Premio Nobel lo ganó Gabriel García Márquez en 1982.
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b. An Austrian library is buying a Mozart manuscript for a record price.
Una biblioteca austriaca compra un manuscrito de Mozart por un precio récord.
A Mozart manuscript is bought by an Austrian library for a record price.
un manuscrito de Mozart es comprado por una biblioteca austriaca por un precio récord.
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c. The erosion of glaciers has shaped the peaks of Himalayan mountains.
La erosión de los glaciares ha dado forma a los picos de las montañas del Himalaya.
The Himalayan mountains has shaped by The erosion of glaciers the peaks.
Las montañas del Himalaya han dado forma a los picos por la erosión de los glaciares.
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d. The ice covered the peaks of Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya.
El hielo cubrió los picos del Monte Kilimanjaro y el Monte Kenia.
Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya were covered by The ice he peaks.
El monte Kilimanjaro y el monte Kenia estaban cubiertos por hielo.
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e. The photographers follow the Royal Family everywhere.
Los fotógrafos siguen a la Familia Real a todas partes.
The royal family is followed by photographers everywhere
la familia real es seguida por los fotografos a todas partes
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f. Government will close factories because of pandemic.
Gobierno cerrará fábricas por pandemia.
factories will closed by Government because of pandemia
las fábricas serán cerradas por el gobierno debido a la pandemia
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g. Mary Ann made many tuna sandwiches last night.
Mary Ann hizo muchos sándwiches de atún anoche
Many tuna sandwiches were made by Mary Ann last night.
muchos sandwiches fueron hechos por Mary Ann anoche
h. A new perfume’s company has sold many expensive fragances using Internet.
Una nueva empresa de perfumes ha vendido muchas fragancias caras a través de Internet.
many expensive fragances has been sold by A new perfumes company using Internet.
Muchas fragancias caras fueron vendidas por una nueva empresa de perfumes a través de
Internet.
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i. The Romans invented the first newspapers hundreds of years ago.
Los romanos inventaron los primeros periódicos hace cientos de años.
The first newspapers were invented by the Romans hundreds of years ago.
Los primeros periódicos fueron inventados por los romanos hace cientos de años.
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j. 11 kg of body armour protect Hockey players.
11 kg de chaleco antibalas protegen a los jugadores de hockey.
The Hockey players is protect by body armour 11 kg.
The Hockey players is protect by body armour 11 kg.
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k. The referee stops fight in the eight round.

El árbitro detiene la pelea en el octavo salto.
The fight is stopped by The referee in the eight round.
La pelea es detenida por el árbitro en el octavo asalto
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l. Ford motor company is selling stocks at the stock exchange last week.
Ford Motor Company está vendiendo acciones en la bolsa de valores la semana pasada.
the stock exchange is selling stocked by Ford motor company since last week.
la bolsa de valores está vendiendo stock de Ford motor company desde la semana pasada.
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Maria Luisa Araujo Romero