SE Impersonal Realidades 2.7A. In English the passive voice is rarely used. Meat is sold at the...

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SE Impersonal Realidades 2.7A

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Page 1: SE Impersonal Realidades 2.7A. In English the passive voice is rarely used. Meat is sold at the butcher shop. Fresh vegetables are sold here.

SE Impersonal

Realidades 2.7A

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In English the passive voice is rarely used.

Meat is sold at the butcher shop.

Fresh vegetables are sold here.

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By contrast,the Spanish language uses the SE

Impersonal or the passive voice frequently.

To form the passive voice you need1.SE and

2. the él, ella, Ud. form of the verb (singular-3rd person ) or the ellos,

ellas, Uds. form of the verb. (plural- 3rd person)

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How do you determine what form of verb to use?

The noun that follows the conjugated verb determines if that

verb will be conjugated in the singular or plural form.

Modelo: Se construye la casa. The house is built

Se construyen las casas. The houses are built.

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SE can also be used to convey the general subject

one, they and people.

Se habla español aquí. Spanish is spoken here.

No se debe nadar después de comer. People shouldn’t swim after eating.

Se para en la esquina. You stop on the corner.

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Práctica

Contesten o traduzcan.

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¿Qué se come en Bolivia? (muchas

papas)

SE comen muchas papas en Bolivia.

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¿Qué se encuentra en España? (muchos

mariscos)

SE encuentran muchos mariscos.

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¿Qué se habla en Rusia?

SE habla ruso en Rusia.

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¿Dónde se puede dormir? ¿En la

escuela?

SE puede dormir en la casa pero no en la escuela.

SE prohíbe dormir en la escuela.

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Eggs are fried in the frying pan.

SE fríen los huevos en la

sartén.