10.5.1

Forming the Passive with 'Se'

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Forming the Passive with 'Se'

The passive with ‘se’ is easy to form: use ‘se’ followed by the third person singular or the third person plural. The passive with 'se' can be used in any tense and only with transitive verbs.

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Present tense

  • Se come frío.
    • It is eaten cold.
  • Se venden bocadillos.
    • Sandwiches are sold here.
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Past tenses

  • La casa se pintó de rojo.
    • The house was painted red.
  • Las casas se constuyeron en 1982.
    • The houses were built in 1982.
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Future Tense

  • Se servirán los aperitivos en el comedor.
    • Aperitifs will be served in the dinning room.
  • Todo ello se financiará con recursos publicos.
    • All this will be funded by public resources.

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