Fantasia

GRAMMAR WORM



IMPERSONAL PASSIVE VOICE
La Voz pasiva impersonal es una construcción oracional bastante típica en inglés y cada vez más utilizada. En español sería del tipo: "Se dice…", Secomenta…", Se rumorea...", etc Se utilizan verbos relacionados con la percepción (Verbos Intransitivos) como por ejemplo: believe (creer, pensar), consider (considerar), expect (esperar), feel (sentir),know (saber/conocer), report (informar), say (decir), suppose (suponer), think (pensar), understand (entender, comprender). Estructura: Oración principal Oración sustantiva Sujeto
Active Passive 1Passive 2

Verbo say is said are said that we sing very well. that we sing very well. to sing very well.

People/They It We

La forma del infinitivo depende del tiempo del verbo de la oraciónsustantiva con respecto a la oración principal. Si el tiempo de la oración sustantiva NO ES ANTERIOR al tiempo de la oración principal, se usa el infinitivo simple: Oración principal Oración sustantivaSujeto
Active Passive 1 Passive 2 Active Passive 1 Passive 2 Active Passive 1 Passive 2 Active Passive 1 Passive 2 Active Passive 1 Passive 2

Verbo say is said are said consider is considered areconsidered knew was known was known have expected has been expected has been expected will think will be thought will be thought that we play very well. that we play very well. to play very well. thatthe boys are behaving badly. that the boys are behaving badly. to be behaving badly that he arrived late. that he arrived late. to arrive late that Jim drives too fast. that Jim drives too fast. todrive too fast. that they won't take the exam. that they won't take the exam. not to take the exam.

People/They It We People/They It The boys People/They It He People/They It Jim People/They It TheyGRAMMAR WORM

Manuel Bonillo Valverde

Si el tiempo de la oración sustantiva ES ANTERIOR al tiempo de la oración principal, se usa el infinitivo compuesto:

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