The most amazing building I saw in Barcelona was La Sagrada Familia and the fact that caught my attention is that this church is still being built! When I went there, I saw the construction workers and machinery. Remember that the past participle of regular verbs is the same as the simple past.
Passive voice: Palm trees were imported from California and Florida. I do not know, however, who did it.Īctive voice: The Spanish imported palm trees from California and Florida. In the example above, the focus is on the fact that the palm trees were imported. It is not important or not known, however, who or what is performing the action.ĭo you know who imported the palm trees? No Is it important? Not really. The Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. This structure is called “The Passive Voice”.
Most palm trees in the Royal square were imported from California and Florida. A few are originally from the area but most palm trees were imported from California and Florida. If you take a look at the photo you’ll see Palm trees in the background. This square is in the Gothic neighborhood however, the architecture isn’t Gothic but Neo – classical. Do you recognize the grammar being used? La plaza real or “Royal square” So pay attention to how the following buildings are described.
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On my first day in Barcelona I went on a free walking tour where I learned about the old, impressive buildings located downtown, which were ideal to teach a grammar lesson.
All the examples you will see here are from the notes I took while I was going on walking tours in Barcelona and Granada, so they are all real examples you can relate to if you have been there, plan to visit these cities or are just curious about historic buildings! I hope you like this explanation of “The passive voice”. Today I bring you a lesson based on my trip to Spain. Why? Well, I used to be a student like you and as a student I got bored reading textbook examples that were neither memorable nor related to my life at all thus, they didn’t stick in my mind and by the next day I’d forgotten everything I’d learned. If you don’t love grammar but love traveling, this lesson is for you.
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