IMPERSONAL PASSIVE

IMPERSONAL PASSIVE

Hay dos formas diferentes de hacer la pasiva impersonal.

1)      Empezamos con IT y transformamos el verbo principal en pasivo. El resto de la oración queda igual:

People say that John is very rich [ It is said that John is very rich

       ^{present simple}

People are saying that John is very rich [ It is being said that John is very rich

        ^{present continuous}

People said that John is very rich [It was said that John is very rich

        ^{past simple}

Esta es equivalente a la pasiva impersonal española: Se dice, se piensa, etc

2)      Esta segunda opción es un poco más difícil ya que no hay ninguna estructura parecida en español: Pasos a seguir:   People say that John is very rich

              ^{sujeto principal   verbo principal    sujeto     verbo}

                                                 ^{present simple                   present simple}

                      

Ø  Utilizamos el sujeto de la segunda oración (la que va detrás de THAT) como sujeto de la oración principal: John

Ø  El verbo principal se transforma en pasivo say [ is said

Ø  El verbo de la subodinada se introduce mediante infinitivo (is es el presente del verbo  TO BE) is [ TO BE

Si es verbo está en pasado usamos el infinitivo perfect TO HAVE + V past participle

Si el verbo está en presente contínuo usamos el infinitivo continuou: TO BE + V-ing

                                                        Al final quedaría: John is said TO BE very rich

 Te voy a poner las posibles variants:

People say that John was very rich [ John is said TO HAVE BEEN very rich

People thought that John is living in London [ John was thought TO BE LIVING  in London