THE PASSIVE VOICE
We use the passive voice when the focus is on the action. It is not important or not known who or what is performing the action.
Active sentence : Rita writes a letter
Passive sentence: A letter is written by Rita
Passive sentence: A letter is written by Rita
PASSIVE SENTENCES
OBJECT + TO BE+PARTICIPLE + AGENT (not always)
A letter is written by Rita
OBJECT + TO BE+PARTICIPLE + AGENT (not always)
A letter is written by Rita
Se hace una tarta
Se está haciendo una tarta
Se hizo una tarta
Se estaba haciendo una tarta
Se ha hecho una tarta
Se había hecho una tarta
Se hará una tarta
Se va a hacer una tarta
Se debe hacer una tarta
Se debería haber hecho una tarta