In this topic 4 you will learn about the passive voice in different tenses (mainly in the present simple and the past simple tenses).After spending a few days in Washington D.C., Paco changed his mind and decided to travel south instead of north, because he wanted warmer weather. He had Florida in mind.
Introducción
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Florida is a state located in the southeast region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the north. It was the 27th state admitted to the United States. Much of the land mass of the state is a large peninsula with the Gulf of Mexico to the west, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east.
It is nicknamed the "Sunshine State" because of its generally warm climate—subtropical in the northern and central regions of the state, with a true tropical climate in the southern portion. The state has four large urban areas, a number of smaller industrial cities, and many small towns. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the state population was 18,328,340 in 2008, ranking Florida as the fourth most populous state in the U.S. Tallahassee is the state capital, Jacksonville is the largest city, and the Miami metropolitan area is the largest metropolitan area.
Taken from Wikipedia.
Other important cities in the state of Florida are Tampa, Orlando, Coral Springs, Saint Petersburg and Ford Lauderdale.
Reflexiona
The Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. 'Who' or 'what' is performing the action, however, is not important or not known:
My car was stolen last week.
Curiosidad
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Importante
Sometimes a statement in the passive voice is more polite than one in the active voice:
An error was made.
In this case, we focus on the fact that a mistake was made, but we do not blame anyone. We are not saying:
You have made a mistake, so it's your fault.
Curiosidad
The origin of the name Florida
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As you already know, this is a very useful and complete dictionary online.
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