Daddy Learns Spanish

Lesson 43 · Pronouns

  1. Teach

  2. Fill it in 5

  3. Say it 3

  4. Review 4

It got done, by nobody

se abrieron dos

two were opened· tap the form for the whole table

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Why it works

Se + verb, and the verb agrees with the THING: se vende un piso, se venden pisos.

This is the normal Spanish passive. The long ser + participle passive is rare in speech.

You cannot name the doer with this one. If you need to, rebuild the sentence.

Why not se vende pisos

se vende pisos en esta calle

flats are sold on this street

Agreement error. Pisos is plural, so the verb is venden.

In a full sentence

  • Se hizo una copia de seguridad antes del despliegue.

    A backup was made before the deployment.

    The action matters; nobody is named.

  • Se hizo una reserva en el restaurante para el viernes.

    A reservation was made at the restaurant for Friday.

    The reservation is the focus, not the person.

  • Se hizo una actualización del sistema esta madrugada.

    A system update was done early this morning.

    The verb agrees with the singular thing affected.

5 gaps to fill, then 3 sentences from the English · say or type each one