use of passive "se"

Question

Hello all,

I was recently talking to a friend about the passive "se" and she tells me that she was told by Spanish teacher that it is used with the verb "to be" and only in the past. I've never heard of this before, I referenced SpanishDict and what she said and what I thought differ. Spanish Dict: " Passive sentences are used to make general statements or requests and are common in "want ads" and instructions" Me: I think that this can be used in the past as well as future.

I think that there's something i'm missing but i'm not sure what. HELP!!

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Answer 1

she was told by Spanish teacher that it is used with the verb "to be" and only in the past.

That makes no sense! Just look at this passive reflexive 'se' used in future tense:

Se presentarán los nuevos proyectos mañana.

It doesn't make sense to me either. however i'm not a native speaker and I thought that perhaps she might have been referring to something else but I didn't know what that might be. - miznandi, Jul 24, 2011

Answer 2

Wow, what kind of a nonsense is that? ONly with the verb to be, jeje, good job , that teacher really knows what he is talking about. I mean, must be a man....after all we know ...

M E N !!

Go with the reference section of this site, it is all very clearly explained,welcome to the forum

!Of all the.....! How did our sex get dragged into this? We aren't the blame for A L L of the world's woes. - 0074b507, Jul 24, 2011

ok...good to know that i'm not crazy. But what might this person be talking about??? They used "se fue" as an example to make their point, but I don't see how that could be passive. That's just "he/she/itleft" - miznandi, Jul 24, 2011

...can we please keep to the subject! I don't know if the teacher was man, woman, or alien. I just want the facts!!!! - miznandi, Jul 24, 2011