The document discusses the passive voice in English. It notes that the passive voice is formed similarly in English and Spanish, but is more common and formal in English. The passive voice is used when the actor performing the action is unimportant. The document provides examples of active and passive sentence structures and transformations. It also discusses considerations for the passive voice including how pronouns change form and whether to include the agent complement.

1. FRANCISCO FERNÁNDEZ MAYOR
LA VOZ PASIVA

2. LA VOZ PASIVA
La pasiva se forma exactamente igual que en
español(más frecuente en inglés)
El español la considera una construcción más formal
La usamos cuando no nos importan quién realiza la
acción.

3. LA VOZ PASIVA
ESTRUCTURA:
ACTIVA PASIVA
I eat an apple I am eaten an apple
I aten an apple I was eaten an apple
I have eaten an apple I have been eaten an apple
I had eaten an apple I had been eaten an apple
I will eat an apple I will be eaten an apple
I am going to eat an apple I am going to be eaten an apple

4. LA VOZ PASIVA
ESTRUCTURA:
ACTIVA PASIVA
I must eat an apple I must be eaten an apple
I can eat an apple I can be eaten an apple
I should eat an apple I should be eaten an apple

5. LA VOZ PASIVA
TRANSFORMACIONES:
I eat an apple
I. El C.D pasa a ser el sujeto- An apple
II. El verbo se forma con el verbo to be ( en el tiempo que está en la voz activa el
verbo principal)+ el verbo principal en participio pasado- is eaten .
III. El sujeto en la oración pasiva pasa a ser complemento agente en la oración pasiva
precedido de la proposición “by” (por)- by me
O.ACTIVA : I EAT AN APPLE
O.PASIVA: AN APPLE IS EATEN BY ME

6. LA VOZ PASIVA
CONSIDERACIONES:
1) Cuando en el sujeto de la activa tengamos pronombres persona( pronombres
cambian su forma al pasar al predicado). I EAT AN APPLE—ME (you,
him,her,it,us,them)
2) Cuando el sujeto de la oración es impersonal y comienza por: someone,
somebody, no se utiliza el complemento agente
3) Algunos verbos llevan objeto directo e indirecto. (hay dos formas)
Mary give something to somebody .
Somebody is given something by Mary (más habitual)
Something is given to somebody by Mary

7. LA VOZ PASIVA
EXAMPLES
1. People drink a lot of tea in England. A lot of tea is drunk by people in England
2. They didn’t help us last night. We weren´t helped by them last night
3. Somebody has broken the window. The window has been broken
4. My parents will send me to the USA next year. I will be sent by my parents …
5. An agency offered Pamela a better job. Pamela was offered a better job by an
agency//A better job was offered to Pamela by an agency