Learn to use

---The Passive Voice

 Vedio and questions
----SOS! Yiyuan is being beaten by
He Xilong.
---- Take it easy! I just played trick
with Yiyuan.
---- I hope so. Violence is not
allowed in the school.

Questions:
1. Please find the difference between the verb
forms in each sentence.
He Xilong is beating AAA.

AAA is being beaten by He Xilong.

Notes ：
2. When to use the Passive Voice?
—— 强调动作的承受者。
—— 不知道或没有必要说明动作的执行者是谁。
3. What does "by" in Sentence 1 show?
—— 把原来的宾语提到前面作被动语态的主语 ;
把动词变成“ be + 过去分词” ;
主动语态中的主语变为介词 by 的宾语。
 Tenses and Voices
时态 tense 主动语态 the active voice 被动语态 the passive voice

一般现在时
write/writes
summary ：
is / am / are written
一般过去时
wrote be done
1 、被动态的标志： was/ were written
现在进行时
is/am/are writing is/am/are being written
2 、被动语态的时态是通过助
过去进行时
动词 be 来体现的，与其后的
was/were written was/were being written
done 无关。
现在完成时
has/have
3 、 guess
过去完成时
written has/have been written
：否定词放哪里？
had written had been written
一般将来时
否定词“ not ， never” 要
will write
放在第一个助动词后面。
will be written
过去将来时
would write would be written
含情态动词的
can/must... write can/must... be written
 – how to form the passive voice in the
sentences:
the door / paint / the worker
The door is painted by the worker.
The door ____________
was painted by the worker.
The door _____________
will be painted .
The door _______________.
has been painted
The door ______________.
is being painted
The door ________________.
was being painted
口诀： 被动语态 be 字变 , 过去分词跟后面。
Pictures and Grammar
 Practice 1
Mary: Peter, look at these pictures. What
has been done?
Trees have been cut down
Peter: Oh, my god. ___________________.
by  villagers.

① trees/ cut
down / villagers
 Practice 1
Mary: Peter, look at these pictures. What
has been done?
Rivers have been polluted
Peter: Oh, my god. ___________________.
by some factories.

② rivers/ pollute /
factories
 Practice 1
Mary: Peter, look at these pictures. What
has been done?
Wild animals have
Peter: Oh, my god. ___________________.
been killed by people.

③ wild animals/
kill / people
 Practice 2
Mary: Peter, look at these pictures. What is
being done?
Peter: Well. More trees are being planted 
__________________________.
by people
① trees/ plant /
people
 Practice 2
Mary: Peter, look at these pictures. What is
being done?
Peter: Well. __________________________.
Rivers are being cleaned by 
some workers.

② rivers/ clean /
workers
 Practice 2
Mary: Peter, look at these pictures. What is
being done?
Peter: Well. Wild animals are being protected 
__________________________.
by some organizations.
World Wild Fund for Nature
世界野生动物保护基金会
WWF
③ wild animals/
protect /
organizations
Practice 3: Suppose you were Chen Jilin,
you were asked to make some rules to make
our environment more beautiful.

陈吉宁
环境保护部部长
Rules will be set up to protect the environment

1 、 Nobody will be allowed

_________________ (allow) to cut down
trees.

2 、 No factorieswill be allowed
__________________ (allow) to
pour waste water into rivers. If they do, they
will be closed (close).
______________

3 、 People ___________________
will not be allowed (not allow) to keep
endangered( 濒临灭绝的） animals. If they do, they
__________________
will be sentenced  (sentence) to five years in
prison.
 the passive voice
used in the sentences
 Use the right passive voice to fill in the sentences.
1.The bridge was built ( build) last year
year.
2.The Olympic Games are held (hold)
every four years
years.
3.The problem is being discussed (discuss)
at the meeting now
now.
4.His new book will be published (publish)
next month.
month
 In
5.In the
decadeslast few decades, many parks
have been designed
______________ (design) to provide
entertainment. was being repaired
6.at
The
thismachine
time yesterday (repair)
time yesterday.had been typed
at thissaid
7. She said
forthe
tworeport
weeks (type) by
Li Mei forsaid
two weeks. would be given
8. Miss Li saidthe
thenext
bookmorning (give) to
the students the next morning.
Error correction.
been
1. They have married for 2 years.
∧
2. The parcel shall be examining before it is
examined
posted.
has
3. The machine have been replaced by the
computer.
hunted
4. Many rare animals are being hunt for food or for
fur.
be completed
5. The new library will completed in the coming
new year.
 the passive voice
used in the passage
 Use the right passive voice to fill in the Passage.
We have an old musical instrument( 乐器） . It is
called a clavichord （古钢琴） .
It was made in Germany in 1681（它是 1681 年德国产
___________________________
的） . Our clavichord has been kept in the living room
_____________________________
（放在起居室 living room ） ever since it was bought by
my father many ears ago. Recently it was damaged by a
visitor. She tried to play jazz on it! She struck the keys
were broken（坏了） .
too hard and two of the strings __________
My father was shocked. It can’t be used now because
it is being repaired
______________________ ( 它正在被修理） . When it is
sent back, we____________________________
will not be allowed to touch it. （我们将不
允许碰它） .
 the passive voice
used in the speaking
It’s the eve of Christmas. With the help of the
pictures, please use the passive voice to tell
something about Christmas.

Christmas Party

hold

in the church

tonight
It’s the eve of Christmas. With the help of the
pictures, please use the passive voice to tell
something about Christmas.

the church

decorate

Christmas trees
and warm light
It’s the eve of Christmas. With the help of the
pictures, please use the passive voice to tell
something about Christmas.

Christmas dinner

serve

mother

tonight
It’s the eve of Christmas. With the help of the
pictures, please use the passive voice to tell
something about Christmas.
Christmas activities
prepare
since last month
It’s the eve of Christmas. With the help of the
pictures, please use the passive voice to tell
something about Christmas.

Christmas card

send to

these days
Read togther.
It’s the eve of Christmas.We are
looking forward to its coming. The city
_____(decorate)__
is decorated with Christmas trees and
warm light.Many Christmas activities
has been prepared since last month. The
____(prepare)____
Christmas cards ___(send
are beingtosent
)_____our
to
friends these day. The Christmas party
___(hold)___in
will be held the church tonight and a
big dinner ____(serve)___
will be served by Mum.
Merry Christmas, everyone!
 Homework

Five-sentence Translation:
　
一天李明正骑着自行车去上学，突然被一辆小
汽车撞到了。他受了重伤，可是司机没有停下
来。幸运的是李明被一位好心人及时送去了医
院。我们相信这位司机某一天会受到惩罚的。
我们要向这位好心人学习。

Note: Try to use the passive voice we

learnt .