Present Continuous

Passive
UNIT 4 AMA ZING ART
GRAMMAR
Listen to the lyrics.
We have fallen down again tonight
In this world it's hard to get it right
Trying to make your heart fit like a glove
What it needs is love, love, love
Everybody, everybody wants _____________
to love
Everybody, everybody wants _____________
to be loved
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
 被动语态
Everybody wants to be loved.

be 动词，表示时间概念 动词过去分词，
有多种形式变化 表示被动的 / 完成的动作

被动语态的含义及构成
Present Simple vs. Present Continuous
一般现在时 vs. 现在进行时

Water boils at 100 degrees. 陈述客观事实、真理等

（这就是一个标准大气压下水的物理特性。）
The water is boiling now, so you can put in the pasta.
在讲话时正发生的事情
（就是要趁着水烧开的时候放入意面。）
Present Simple vs. Present Continuous
一般现在时 vs. 现在进行时

London, that’s where Julie lives. 永久性、持续性动作

（就我所知道的，她一直住在那里。）
Julie is living in Paris for a few months. 临时性动作
（不过她一般都住在伦敦的。）
I’m getting better and better at speaking English.
（我的英语水平正在逐步提升。） 正在逐步发生变化的动作
Present Simple vs. Present Continuous
一般现在时 vs. 现在进行时

I drink coffee every morning. 长期的固定习惯

（我向来如此，这是我的习惯。）
I’m drinking too much coffee these days because I'm so busy at
work. 临时培养的习惯
（之前我不会喝这么多咖啡的。）
My flatmate is always leaving the kitchen in a mess!
（我真的很不喜欢他这一点。） 令人厌烦的习惯
Present Simple vs. Present Continuous
一般现在时 vs. 现在进行时

My plane leaves at eight tonight. 时刻表、日程表上的将来事件。

（这是航班时刻表上定好的。）
I'll call you when I get home. 时间状语从句“主将从现”
（不是现在，而是等我到家之后。）
I'm meeting John after class today. 商定好的、确定会发生的将来事
（我俩之前已经约好了。） 件。
Present Simple vs. Present Continuous
一般现在时 vs. 现在进行时

At the end of the book, the detective catches the killer.
谈论书、电影、歌剧等中的事件。

In this photo, my mother is walking beside a lake.

谈论照片、图片中的事件。

BUT WHY ？
Present Simple vs. Present Continuous
一般现在时 vs. 现在进行时

are going
We _____________ (go) to the cinema this weekend.
go
They _________ (go) to a restaurant every Saturday.
am staying
I _____________ (stay) in Spain for two week the next summer.
Julie __________ (read) in the garden. She doesn’t have a study
room. reads
Julie _____________ (read) in the garden. I can see her there from
is reading
my window.
Active or Passive?
现在进行时的主动语态： be doing

现在进行时的被动语态： be being done

回顾课文 Live from the Louvre ，找出文中包
含现在进行时被动语态的句子。

This broadcast is being brought to you from one of the largest

museums on Earth – the Louvre!
And just look at how her dress is being folded by the wind!
You can see there are so many people here. I’m being pushed
around quite a bit, in fact.
About 35,000 works are currently being displayed in over 300
rooms in the Louvre.
Why Passive?
为什么要用被动语态？

一般来说，主动语态和被动语态的选用应根据具体的情况而
定。下面几种情况一般用被动语态。
1. 不知道或没有必要说明动作的执行者是谁。
• My computer has been stolen.
• [ 课文例句 ]
• This broadcast is being brought to you from one of
the largest museums on Earth – the Louvre!
Why Passive?
为什么要用被动语态？

2. 强调动作的承受着，而不是动作的执行者。
• All our products have been strictly tested.
• [ 课文例句 ]
• And just look at how her dress is being folded by the
wind!
Why Passive?
为什么要用被动语态？

3. 有时为了礼貌的需要，避免说出动作的执行者。
• I’ve been told that you were caught drunk driving?
• [ 课文例句 ]
• I’m being pushed around quite a bit, in fact.
Look at the picture. Describe what is happening using the passive
form of the words and expressions in the box.
arrange carry hang paint put up sweep write
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