Advanced passive · Pasiva avanzada
The passive in any tense
- The passive isn't only present and past — it works in every tense.
- Just change be; the past participle stays the same.
- It has been done. It will be done. It is being done.
The cake had been eaten before anyone admitted to seeing it.
La voz pasiva en cualquier tiempo
- La voz pasiva no solo está presente en el presente y el pasado, sino que funciona en todos los tiempos.
- Solo cambia be; el participio pasado permanece igual.
- It has been done. It will be done. It is being done.
El pastel ya había sido comido antes de que nadie admitiera haberlo visto.
Form across tenses
- Present perfect: has / have been + p.p. → The bridge has been repaired.
- Future: will be + p.p. → The work will be done soon.
- Modal: must / can be + p.p. → It must be finished today.
Formación a través de los tiempos
- Presente perfecto: has / have been + p.p. → The bridge has been repaired.
- Futuro: will be + p.p. → The work will be done soon.
- Modal: must / can be + p.p. → It must be finished today.
Same passive, four tenses · Misma pasiva, cuatro tiempos
The passive follows every tense — only 'be' changes its form; the past participle never moves. · La pasiva sigue a todos los tiempos — solo 'be' cambia su forma; el participio pasado nunca se mueve.
Choose the present perfect passive: The bridge ___. · Elige la pasiva del perfecto presente: The bridge ___.
Present perfect passive = has/have been + past participle. · Pasiva del perfecto presente = has/have been + participio pasado.
Complete the future passive: The work will ___ done soon. (one word) · Completa la pasiva futura: The work will ___ done soon. (una palabra)
Future passive = will be + past participle: “will be done”. · Pasiva futura = will be + participio pasado: “will be done”.
Passive reporting (it is said that …)
- To report a general opinion without naming who: It is said / believed / thought that ….
- Or: subject + is said / believed to + verb.
- It is said that he is rich. = He is said to be rich.
Voz pasiva con verbos de reporting (it is said that …)
- Para reportar una opinión general sin nombrar quién la tiene: It is said / believed / thought that ….
- O también: sujeto + is said / believed to + verbo.
- It is said that he is rich. = He is said to be rich.
Is “It is said that he is rich.” a correct passive reporting structure? · ¿“It is said that he is rich.” es una estructura correcta de reporting pasivo impersonal?
Yes — “It is said/believed/thought that …” reports an opinion impersonally. · Sí — “It is said/believed/thought that …” reporta una opinión de manera impersonal.
Translate into English: 据说他很有钱。 · Traduce al inglés: 据说他很有钱。
Impersonal report → “It is said that he is very rich.” · Reporte impersonal → “It is said that he is very rich.”
Why use it
- Common in news and formal writing.
- It reports unconfirmed information objectively, without a source.
Por qué usarla
- Común en noticias y escritura formal.
- Reporta información no confirmada de forma objetiva, sin mencionar una fuente.
Common mistakes
- ❌ The bridge has repaired. → ✓ The bridge has been repaired. — don't drop been.
- ❌ The problem must be solve. → ✓ …must be solved. — modal + be + participle.
- ❌ He is said that he is rich. → ✓ It is said that he is rich. / He is said to be rich.
Errores comunes
- ❌ The bridge has repaired. → ✓ El puente has been repaired. — no omitas been.
- ❌ The problem must be solve. → ✓ …must be solved. — modal + be + participio.
- ❌ He is said that he is rich. → ✓ It is said that he is rich. / He is said to be rich.
Match the tense to its passive shape. · Une el tiempo con su forma pasiva.
be carries the tense; the participle never changes. · be porta el tiempo; el participio nunca cambia.
Complete with one word: The road is ___ repaired at the moment. · Completa con una palabra: The road is ___ repaired at the moment.
Continuous passive: is / are being + participle. · Pasiva continua: is / are being + participio.
- Passive = be (any tense) + past participle.
- Perfect: has been + p.p.; future: will be + p.p.
- It is said that … reports an opinion impersonally.
- Voz pasiva = be (en cualquier tiempo) + participio pasado.
- Perfecto: has been + p.p.; futuro: will be + p.p.
- It is said that … reporta una opinión de forma impersonal.
Write one passive sentence using a perfect or future tense (for example: “… has been built”, “… will be opened”). · Escribe una oración pasiva usando un tiempo perfecto o futuro (por ejemplo: “… has been built”, “… will be opened”).
Example: “A new library has been built in our town.” · Ejemplo: “A new library has been built in our town.”