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Estrellas y famosos: 'ser' + past participle + 'por'
I can understand passive sentences and respond to unprepared questions about film and cinema.
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Estrellas y famosos: 'ser' + past participle + 'por'
I can understand passive sentences and respond to unprepared questions about film and cinema.
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Key learning points
- In passive sentences, the focus is on what is done rather than who is doing it.
- Some passive sentences in Spanish use 'ser' + past participle.
- In passive sentences with 'ser', the past participle must agree in gender and number with the noun it acts on.
- The word 'por' means 'by' when it appears after 'ser' + past participle.
- Unprepared questions often focus on opinions and past experiences.
Keywords
Passive - verb construction that focuses on what is done rather than who does it
Past participle - past tense verb form often used in the passive; in English this normally ends in -ed
Ser + past participle + por - Spanish passive structure meaning 'to be + past participle + by'
Common misconception
Past participles do not have gender and number marking.
In passive sentences with 'ser' + past participle, the past participle must agree in number with the noun it acts on.
The passive using 'ser' + past participle + 'por' is a Higher-tier grammar feature.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'queue'?
Which word means 'queue'?
disfraz (m)
forma (f)
risa (f)
rey (m)
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'my younger sister is as tall as me'.
Order the words to say: 'my younger sister is as tall as me'.
Q5.Write in English: 'esta especie vive en el lago'.
Write in English: 'esta especie vive en el lago'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'there is a carnival in the outskirts'.
Write in Spanish: 'there is a carnival in the outskirts'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which question focuses on opinions?
Which question focuses on opinions?
¿Cuándo fue la última vez que … ?
¿Alguna vez has … ?
Q2.In passive sentences, the focus is on ...
In passive sentences, the focus is on ...
when the action is done
what is done
where the action is done
Q3.'La sombra es vista por los animales'. Choose the correct translation of 'por'.
'La sombra es vista por los animales'. Choose the correct translation of 'por'.
because of
for
through
with
Q4.Order the words to form a passive sentence.
Order the words to form a passive sentence.
Q5.'Los libros son por las cantantes'. Choose the correct past participle.
'Los libros son por las cantantes'. Choose the correct past participle.
escrito
escrita
escritas
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'the shoes were made by'.
Write in Spanish: 'the shoes were made by'.
