The Passive "se"

Front 1

When to use the passive "se"

Back 1

1) When it is not important who is performing the actions.

2) When you want to tell a person what to do. --> Order a person to act

Front 2

Only two conjugations when using the passive "se"

--> based on the number of nouns

Back 2

1) third person singular conjugation of the verb
or
2) third person plural conjugation of the verb

Front 3

Se + third person singular of verb + singular noun

Back 3

Primero, se lava la lechuga.
-->First, wash the lettuce.

Front 4

Se + third person plural of verb + plural noun or series of nouns

Back 4

Tercero, se cortan una cebolla y una papa.
-->Third, cut an onion and a potato.