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Passive voice with ser + participle

The passive voice is used to indicate actions performed.

Gramática: Voz pasiva con ser + participio

A1 Spanish passive voice present

Level: A1

Module 6: La ciudad y el pueblo (The city and the village)

Lesson 45: Música y arte (Music and art)

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

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  1. The formula used is ser + participle + "por" + subject.
  2. The participle agrees in gender and number with the subject.
  3. "Ser" is conjugated according to the tense of the sentence.
Discurso directoFormúlaDiscurso indirecto
El teatro organiza el concierto. (The theatre organises the concert.)Ser + participio + porEl evento es presentado en el teatro. (The event is presented in the theatre.)
En el teatro se presenta la obra. (The play is performed at the theatre.)Ser + participioLa obra es vusta en el museo. (The work is seen in the museum.)
Los estudiantes ven la exposición. (The students see the exhibition.)Ser + participio + porLa exposición es visitada por los estudiantes. (The exhibition is visited by the students.)

Exceptions!

  1. The complement 'por' is only used if necessary.
  2. In the passive voice, the subject receives the action, it does not perform it.

Exercise 1: Voz pasiva con ser + participio

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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es estudiado, es pintado, es vista, es escuchada, es visitado, es mostrado

1.
El público ve la exposición -> La exposición ... por el público.
(The public sees the exhibition -> The exhibition is seen by the public.)
2.
En la discoteca se escucha la música -> La música ... en la discoteca.
(In the nightclub the music is heard -> The music is heard in the nightclub.)
3.
En el museo se pinta el cuadro -> El cuadro ... en el museo.
(In the museum the painting is painted -> The painting is painted in the museum.)
4.
En el cine se ve la película -> La película ... en el cine.
(The film is seen at the cinema.)
5.
Muchas personas visitan el museo -> El museo ... por muchas personas.
(The museum is visited by many people.)
6.
En muchas casas se ve la televisión -> La televisión ... en muchas casas.
(The television is watched in many houses.)
7.
En todo el mundo se estudia el arte -> El arte ... en todo el mundo.
(Art is studied all over the world.)
8.
En el museo se muestra el arte -> El arte ... en el museo.
(The art is shown in the museum.)

Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.

1

es visitado

is visited

2

es pintado

is painted

3

son pintadas

are painted

4

es estudiado

is studied