Mastering Passive Voice and Word Formation

Two Objects: Active and Passive Voice Examples

I gave Pepito a huge and passionate kiss.

• A) Pepito was given a huge and passionate kiss.
• B) A huge and passionate kiss was given to Pepito.

Special Cases in Sentence Construction

People believe that Pepita is pregnant on a shoot of a gun.

• A) It's said/believed/thought that Pepita is pregnant on a shoot of a gun.

Causative Verb Structures

The mechanic will repair Pepito's car.

• A) Pepito will have his car repaired.

The teacher has painted her room.

• A) Someone has had the teacher's room painted.

Verb, Noun, Adjective, and Adverb Word Families

Vocabulary Equivalents and Definitions

• Biased → To be oriented to → Orientado hacia
• Fake → False → Falso
• Front page → 1st page
• Headlines → The most important sentence in the news
• Intrude in → trespassing
• Censorship → something forbidden → censura
• Front-row seats → 1st line in a theatre
• To move to tears → Near crying → borde lágrima
• To be devoted to → dedicated to → dedicarse a
• To worth → something very valuable → merece la pena (Corrected Spanish: mer. pena)
• Rewarding → what gives you a great satisfaction
• Standard of programmes → quality (Corrected spelling: Standard)
• Stations → different radio channels → emisoras
• Broadcast → retransmit
• Figures → numbers → cifras

Common Phrasal Verbs with 'Go'

Idioms Using 'Go'

• Have a go → try → intentar
• Be on the go → busy → estar activo
• Go broke → ruin → ruina
• Go mad → be crazy → enloquecer
• Go bald → lose your hair
• Go from bad to worse → worse → de mal en peor