Forming the Passive with 'Se'
Spanish: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 10.5.1
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.
Present tense
- Se come frío.
- It is eaten cold.
- Se venden bocadillos.
- Sandwiches are sold here.
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.
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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