Passive Voice

Usage in Formal Writing

“Be” + “Done” ( 过去分词 )
基本形态
一般时
• He reads a lot of books. • A lot of books are read (by him).

• He read a book last week. • A book was read (by him) last week.

• He will read a new book this Sunday. • A new book will be read (by him) this
Sunday.
完成时
• I have finished my homework. • My homework has been finished (by me).

• I had finished my homework before I went • My homework had been finished (by me)
to a party. before I went to a party.

• I will have finished my homework by • My homework will have been finished (by
tomorrow. me) by tomorrow.
Game: Name Three
Name Three
● Make the question using the card you have in your hand

● Read your question to the class

● Other students raise your hand to get the opportunity to answer the question

● The student who answers it correct can keep the card

● The student with the most cards wins

进行时
● She is cooking the dinner. ● The dinner is being cooked (by her).

● She was cooking the dinner at that ● The dinner was being cooked (by her)
time. at that time.

● She will be cooking the dinner this time ● The dinner will be being cooked (by
tomorrow. her) this time tomorrow.
What’s Being Done?

being cleaned
What’s Being Done?

being painted
What’s Being Done?

being built
What’s Being Done?

being carried
What’s Being Done?

is being repaired
What’s Being Done?

is being ridden
What’s Being Done?

being stolen pickpocketed

What’s Being Done?

being photographed
What’s Being Done?

being painted
What’s Being Done?

being cleaned
What’s Being Done?

being fed
What’s Being Done?

being eaten by a squirrel

What’s Being Done?

being demolished
What’s Being Done?

is being played by a gorilla

完成进行时
● We have been taking the exams all day. ● The exams have been being taken (by
us) all day.

● We had been taking the exams all day

last Friday. ● The exams had been being taken (by
us) all day last Friday.

● We will have been taking the exams all

day next Tuesday. ● The exams will have been being taken
(by us) all day next Tuesday.
其他的被动形式