Mastering English Voice and Essential Vocabulary
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Understanding Active and Passive Voice
This section illustrates the transformation between active and passive voice across various verb tenses, using clear examples.
Verb Tense | Active Voice Example | Passive Voice Example |
---|---|---|
Present Simple | He delivers the letters. | The letters are delivered. |
Past Simple | He delivered the letters. | The letters were delivered. |
Future Simple | He will deliver the letters. | The letters will be delivered. |
Present Continuous | He is delivering the letters. | The letters are being delivered. |
Past Continuous | He was delivering the letters. | The letters were being delivered. |
Going to | He is going to deliver the letters. | The letters are going to be delivered. |
Present Perfect | He has delivered the letters. | The letters have been delivered. |
Past Perfect | He had delivered the letters. | The letters had been delivered. |
Infinitive | He has to deliver the letters. | The letters have to be delivered. |
Modals | He must deliver the letters. | The letters must be delivered. |
Example of Active to Passive Transformation
Agatha Christie wrote this book.
This book was written by Agatha Christie.
Essential Phrasal Verbs and Vocabulary
This section provides a list of key phrasal verbs and vocabulary terms with their Spanish equivalents.
- Spell
- Deletrear
- Allegedly
- Supuestamente
- He has been charged
- Ha sido acusado / Se le ha imputado
- Was released
- Fue liberado
- Raided
- Redada / Asaltar
- Stranded
- Abandonado
- Faced
- Enfrentado
- Scam
- Estafa
- Crooks
- Ladrones
- Prey
- Presa / Víctima
- Reroute
- Redirigir
- Murder
- Asesinato
- Help-desk troubleshooter
- Asistente en diagnóstico técnico
- Break into
- Entrar, forzar, meterse en, hackear
- Get into
- Entrar, forzar, meterse en, hackear
- Hack into
- Entrar, forzar, meterse en, hackear
- Go about
- Comenzar
- Set about
- Emprender
- Keep ahead
- Ir por delante
- Throw away
- Tirar, desechar
- Keep at
- Insistir
- Log on
- Iniciar, acceder, meterse en el sistema
- Find out
- Descubrir
- Slow down
- Reducir la velocidad de / Ralentizar
- Shut down
- Cerrar, apagar
- Sort out
- Arreglar
- Grow up
- Crecer
- Check out
- Examinar
- Track down
- Localizar
- Note down
- Anotar
- Hand over
- Dar, entregar
- Work out
- Calcular, determinar, elaborar