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39 - Passive voice/Voz pasiva

from Part III

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2012

R. E. Batchelor
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham
Miguel Ángel San José
Affiliation:
Universidad de Valladolid, Spain
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Summary

Below is a passage illustrating the use of the passive voice, with both ser and estar. The passage deals with a small dialogue between Rosa and Carola, in which both friends speak of their budding attraction for the opposite sex. Carola suspects Rosa of a subterfuge for gaining the affection of the boyfriends of the other girls in their class.

  1. –Carola, ¿tú has sido amada alguna vez?

  2. –Sí, Rosa. Yo fui amada, soy amada y seré amada siempre por mi perrito.

  3. –Ya, yo te podría contar que era amada por un loro, pero no es eso. El tema de tu perro será discutido más tarde. Yo te pregunto que si fuiste amada alguna vez por alguien.

  4. –¡Ah, bueno! No, pero pronto estará resuelto el problema; cuando cumplamos diez años le diré a Daniel que sea mi novio. Ya están preparados los planes; todo está pensado.

  5. –Daniel será conquistado por la más guapa de la clase. Yo seguiré con mi encuesta con preguntas como “si se ha encontrado el amor”, si “ha sido buscado entre los compañeros”, si “cuando se encuentra, se anuncia el compromiso”…

  6. –Pues yo por mi parte diré a todas mis amigas que has sido transformada por los celos; la encuesta es una disculpa para acercarte a nuestros novios.

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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2010

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