English Passive Voice and Essential Vocabulary

Passive Voice Verb Tenses

• Present Simple: examines — is examined
• Present Continuous: is examining — is being examined
• Past Simple: examined — was examined
• Past Continuous: was examining — was being examined
• Present Perfect Simple: has examined — has been examined
• Past Perfect Simple: had examined — had been examined
• Future Simple: will examine — will be examined
• Modals: should examine — should be examined
• Modal Perfect: must have examined — must have been examined
• Have to: has/have to examine — has to be examined
• Going to: is going to examine — is going to be examined

Health and Fitness Vocabulary

• Disease: enfermedad
• Kick in: empezar a hacer efecto
• Catch a cold: resfriarse
• Endurance: resistencia
• Last: durar
• Get fit: ponerse en forma
• Mood: estado de ánimo
• Put on: ponerse / engordar
• Get in shape: ponerse en forma
• Pressure: presión
• Run away: huir
• Get rid of: deshacerse de
• Self-discipline: autodisciplina
• Sense: sentir
• Go for a walk: dar un paseo
• Sign: signo
• Strengthen: fortalecer
• Go on a diet: hacer dieta
• A trainer: entrenador/a
• Take up: empezar
• Lift weights: levantar peso
• Warm up: calentarse
• Work out: hacer ejercicio / salir bien
• Out of shape: en baja forma
• Overdo it: pasarse (con)
• Set a goal: fijar un objetivo
• Avoid: evitar
• Exhausted: agotado
• Break up: romper
• Fed up with: harto de
• Chase: perseguir
• Miserable: triste / infeliz
• Come down with: coger (una enfermedad)
• Nutritious: nutritivo
• Deal with: lidiar con
• Overweight: sobrepeso
• Enable: permitir
• Sane: cuerdo
• Get over: reponerse
• Strenuous: intenso
• Give up: darse por vencido
• Stressful: estresante
• Improve: mejorar
• Underweight: por debajo del peso normal
• Injure: lesionar

Education and School Vocabulary

• Bulletin board / Noticeboard: tablón de anuncios
• High school: instituto
• Caretaker: vigilante / conserje
• Janitor: portero / conserje
• Cheating: engañando / copiando
• Lecture: conferencia / clase magistral
• Courage: valor, valentía
• Primary school / Elementary school: escuela primaria
• Discovery: descubrimiento
• Principal / Headteacher: director/a
• Secondary school: secundaria
• Fee: cuota / tasas
• Schedule / Timetable: horario / programar
• Fur: pelo, pelaje
• Tuition: matrícula / enseñanza
• Achieve: conseguir / lograr
• Brand new: completamente nuevo
• Attend: asistir, acudir
• Compulsory: obligatorio
• Cheat: copiar
• Illiterate: analfabeto
• Drop out: abandonar
• Optional: opcional
• Encourage: animar a
• Ridiculous: ridículo / ridiculizar
• Enrol: matricular
• Expect: esperar
• Figure out: encontrar / darse cuenta
• Make up: inventarse
• Get into trouble: meterse en problemas
• Motivate: motivar
• Let (someone) off the hook: librar (a alguien) de una situación
• Record: anotar / registrar
• No trace of: sin rastro de
• Revise: repasar / revisar
• Pay attention: prestar atención
• Skip: omitir / saltarse
• Speak up: hablar claro / dar la opinión
• Stand up for: defender
• Trick: engañar
• Wipe out: exterminar / borrar