se - Clase de Senora Miller Espanol CCCHS

Ya aprendimos los reflexivos
(El se despierta. Ellos se visten. Ella se
baña.)
Ahora vamos a aprender las
Construcciones con se o voz pasiva
Se can also be used to form constructions in
which the person performing the action is not
expressed or is de-emphasized.
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Active voice
He writes a book
He is writing a book
He wrote a book
He was writing a book
He has written a book
He had written a book
He will write a book
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Passive voice
A book is written
A book is being written
A book was written
A book was being written
A book has been written
A book had been written
A book will be written
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Se + verb

In Spanish, verbs that are not reflexive can be
used with se to form statements in which the
person performing the action is not defined.
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¡Atención! Note that the third person singular
verb form is used with singular nouns and the
third person plural form is used with plural nouns.
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
You often see the impersonal se in signs,
advertisements, and directions.
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Se for unplanned events

Se also describes accidental or unplanned events. In this construction,
the person who performs the action is de-emphasized, implying that the
accident or unplanned event is not his or her direct responsibility. Note
this construction.
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¿Practicamos?
(Guided practice)
Completa las oraciones con se + la forma correcta del verbo.
Se enseñan
1. ___________
(enseñar) cinco lenguas en esta escuela.
2. __________ (comer) muy bien en Las Delicias.
3. __________ (vender) muchas camisetas allí.
4. __________ (servir) platos exquisitos cada noche.
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¿Practicas solo?
(Independent practice)
Homework available on the supersite (vhlcentral.com)
Traducir - página 38 act. 2 (1-10)
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