Dominio de la Voz Pasiva y Reported Speech en Inglés: Ejemplos Prácticos

Voz Pasiva en Inglés: Estructuras por Tiempo Verbal

La voz pasiva se utiliza para enfatizar la acción sobre el sujeto. A continuación, se presentan las estructuras según el tiempo verbal:

• Present Simple: The film is directed by John Smith.
• Present Continuous: The film is being directed by John Smith.
• Past Simple: The film was directed by John Smith.
• Past Continuous: The film was being directed by John Smith.
• Present Perfect: The film has been directed by John Smith.
• Past Perfect: The film had been directed by John Smith.
• Future (will): The film will be directed by John Smith.
• Future (be going to): The film is going to be directed by John Smith.
• Modal Verbs: The film should / might / must be directed by John Smith.

Ejemplos de Aplicación

• Have to: The patient has to be examined by the doctor.
• Be Going To: The patient is going to be examined by the doctor.
• Afirmativa: The appointment was cancelled by the doctor.
• Negativa: The appointment wasn't cancelled by the patient.
• Interrogativa: Was the appointment cancelled by the doctor?

Vocabulario Clave

• Brand new: Nuevo/a.
• Courage: Valor.
• Discovery: Descubrimiento.
• Expect: Esperar.
• Figure out: Darse cuenta / Resolver.
• Fur: Pelo / Pelaje.
• Lecture: Conferencia / Clase.
• Let off the hook: Dejar en paz / Perdonar.
• Make up: Inventarse.
• No trace of: Ni rastre de.
• Record: Anotar.
• Ridiculous: Ridículo.

Reported Speech (Estilo Indirecto)

Ejemplos de Conversión

• Past Simple: Miguel said that he was glad to see me again.
• Past Continuous: He said Sabrina was working in Buenos Aires.
• Past Perfect Simple: She asked me if I had finished the test.
• Past Perfect Continuous: They said that they hadn't been going to the cinema today.
• Past Perfect Simple (2): Mario told me that he’d already gone out.
• Past Perfect Continuous (2): She said that she’d been playing piano for ten years.

Reglas de Mantenimiento del Tiempo Verbal

En el Past Perfect Simple y el Past Perfect Continuous, el tiempo verbal se mantiene igual al pasar de direct speech a reported speech.

Ejemplos:

• Direct: “I’d been to my home before the college,” she said.
  Reported: She said that she’d been in her home before the college.
• Direct: He said, “I’d been working here for years before quitting.”
  Reported: He said that he’d been working here for years before quitting.