Dominio de la Voz Pasiva y Activa en Inglés con Vocabulario Tecnológico

Present Simple (is, are, am)

Active: Persona + verbo (terminaciones -s, -es).
Passive: is/am/are + verbo en 3ra columna (pasado participio).

• Keywords: everyday, always, sometimes, anymore, etc.
• Preguntas (Active): Uso de do o does.
• Preguntas (Passive): Is the room cleaned every day? / How often is the room cleaned?

Present Continuous (is, are, am + being)

Active: is/am/are + verbo terminado en -ing.
Passive: is/am/are + being (siendo) + verbo en 3ra columna.

• Keywords: this..., right now, at the moment, today.
• Preguntas (Active): is/are + sujeto + -ing.
• Preguntas (Passive): Is the letter being written now? / Why is the letter being written?

Past Simple (was, were)

Active: Verbo en 2da columna o terminado en -ed (sin usar was/were).
Active (Used to): Used to + verbo en su forma base.

Passive: was/were + verbo en 3ra columna.
Passive (Used to): Used to be + verbo en 3ra columna.

• Keywords: last..., in [fecha], used to.
• Preguntas (Active): Uso de did.
• Preguntas (Passive): Was the room cleaned yesterday? / When was the room cleaned?

Past Continuous (was, were + being)

Active: was/were + verbo terminado en -ing.
Passive: was/were + being + verbo en 3ra columna.

• Preguntas (Active): was/were + sujeto + -ing.
• Preguntas (Passive): Was the letter being written? / Why was the letter being written?

Present Perfect (have, has + been)

Active: has/have + verbo en 3ra columna.
Passive: has/have + been (sido) + verbo en 3ra columna.

• Keywords: already, since, for, this.
• Preguntas (Active): have/has + sujeto + verbo en 3ra columna.
• Preguntas (Passive): Has the letter been written? / What has been written?

Past Perfect (had + been)

Active: had + verbo en 3ra columna.
Passive: had + been + verbo en 3ra columna.

• Preguntas: had + sujeto + verbo en 3ra columna.
• Ejemplos: Had the letter been written? / What had been done before I came?

Vocabulario Tecnológico

• Appliance: Aparatos electrónicos (del hogar).
• Device: Dispositivo (celular, tablet, etc.).
• Environmentally-friendly: Sustentable / amigable con el medio ambiente.
• Gadget: Dispositivos novedosos o revolucionarios.
• Implement: Ejecutar / implementar.
• Indispensable: Esencial.
• Life-saving: De seguridad / que salva vidas.
• Portable: Portátil.
• Practical: Práctico.
• Revolutionize: Revolucionar / revolucionario.

Aspects of Technology

• Affordable: Accesible (económicamente).
• Ahead of its time: Adelantado a su tiempo.
• Behind the times: Atrasado en el tiempo / anticuado.
• Compatible: Compatible.
• Experimental: Experimental.
• Innovative: Innovador.
• Spare parts: Piezas de repuesto.
• Tried and tested: Probado y testeado.
• Upgrade: Mejorado / actualización.

Prefixes (Prefijos)

• Anti-: antibacterial, antisocial.
• Pre-: preview, predate.
• Nano-: nanobots, nanotechnology.
• Inter-: international, interactive.
• Micro-: microwave, microscope.
• Super-: supermarket, supercomputer.
• Re-: reset, replace.
• Bio-: biomedical, biodiversity.