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The passive

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  • Ese libro no se vende en tu país.
    Passive: that book isn't sold in your country. / Active: bookshops don't sell that book in your country.
  • Muchas partes de Londres fueron destruidas por un incendio en 1666.
    Passive: Many parts of London were destroyed by a fire in 1666. / Active: a fire destroyed many parts of London in 1666.
  • El Guggenheim en Bilbao fue diseñado por Frank Gehry.
    Passive: The Guggenheim in Bilbao was designed by Frank Gehry. / Active: Frank Gehry designed The Guggenheim in Bilbao.
  • El sushi se come en todo el mundo.
    Passive: sushi is eaten all over the world. / Active: people eat sushi all over the world.
  • Una ventana se rompió durante la noche.
    Passive: a window was broken in the night. / Active: somebody broke a window in the night.
  • El Taj Mahal es visitado por tres millones de personas cada año.
    Passive: The Taj Mahal is visited by three million people every year. / Active: Every year, three million people visit the Taj Mahal.
  • Una empresa fabricó mi coche en Alemania.
    Active: a company made my car in Germany. / Passive: my car was made in Germany.
  • Alguien escribió la historia hace 200 años.
    Active: somebody wrote the story 200 years ago. / Passive: the story was written 200 years ago.
  • La India no fue descrita muy bien en el artículo por el periodista.
    Passive: India wasn't described very well in the article by the journalist. / Active: the journalist didn't describe India very well in the article.
  • Marilyn Monroe llevaba el perfume Chanel nº 5.
    Active: Marilyn Monroe wore Chanel No. 5 perfume. / Passive: Chanel No. 5 perfume was worn by Marilyn Monroe.
  • Clyde Tombaugh descubrió Plutón en 1930.
    Active: Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930. / Passive: Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930.
  • En el Reino Unido, los DJs ponen la canción número 1 en la radio cada hora.
    Active: in the UK, DJs play the number 1 song on the radio every hour. / Passive: in the UK, the number 1 song is played on the radio every hour.