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13. They’ll close the doors at eleven thirty.<br />

14. If you’ve seen one castle (el castillo), you’ve seen them all.<br />

15. You haven’t lived until you’ve heard Van Morrison sing “Gloria.”<br />

Complete passive voice<br />

At times, even when the agent is known and stated, the passive voice is used to lend special emphasis<br />

to the action. Th is is called the <strong>com</strong>plete passive voice. Th e unstated message is that although<br />

the agent is known, the action is the more important focus. In these situations, use the<br />

following pattern.<br />

noun ser adjectival form of the past participle ( por agent)<br />

Although the mention of the agent with this format is not mandatory, it is <strong>com</strong>mon. When you<br />

mention the agent, you will precede his/her action with the preposition por (“by”). Since you are<br />

using the adjectival form of the past participle, remember that the participle must agree in gender<br />

and number with the noun.<br />

Note the various tenses in play in the following examples.<br />

EJERCICIO<br />

26·6<br />

El retrato es visto por todos. Th e portrait is seen by everyone.<br />

La pintura fue vista por todos. Th e painting was seen by everyone.<br />

Los retratos serán vistos por todos. Th e portraits will be seen by everyone.<br />

Las pinturas eran vistas por todos. Th e paintings used to be seen by everyone.<br />

¿Verdadero o falso?<br />

1. La Mona Lisa fue pintada por Leonardo da Vinci.<br />

2. Tom Sawyer y Huckleberry Finn fueron escritos por William Shakespeare.<br />

3. Durante el siglo diecinueve, Abraham Lincoln fue elegido presidente de los<br />

Estados Unidos.<br />

4. En la Biblia, Goliath es matado por David.<br />

5. La electricidad fue descubierta por Galileo.<br />

6. El teléfono fue inventado por Alexander Graham Bell.<br />

7. Mis zapatos fueron diseñados por Imelda Marcos.<br />

8. Hace muchos años, el español fue declarado el idioma ofi cial de España.<br />

9. La novela Guerra y paz fue escrita por Leo Tolstoy.<br />

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