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. ©2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 1.3-1 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 ©2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 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 1.3-2 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. ©2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 1.3-3  ¡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. ©2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 1.3-4  You often see the impersonal se in signs, advertisements, and directions. ©2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 1.3-5 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. ©2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 1.3-6 ¿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. ©2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 1.3-7 ¿Practicas solo? (Independent practice) Homework available on the supersite (vhlcentral.com) Traducir - página 38 act. 2 (1-10) ©2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 1.3-8