英语主动语态的基础用法（国外英文资料）.docVIP

英语被动语态的基本用法（国外英文资料） The basic usage of passive English What is the passive voice? There are many tenses in the English language, but there are only two kinds of tense, namely: active and passive voice. The so-called passive voice is the equivalent of being... in Chinese. , by... His bicycle was stolen. the building was built by them. The structure of passive voice So how does the passive voice of English form? Look at the example below (note the underlined section) : His bicycle was stolen. The building has been built in 2000. Through the example above, you can see that the composition of the passive voice is: Be + past participle + (by + action executor) The use of passive voice Under what circumstances do you want to use the passive voice? Generally speaking, there are several kinds of situations: (1) not knowing who is the actor or not. Such as: Paper is made from wood. The house is quite old. It was built in 1950. (2) when you need to emphasize the object of the action. Such as: Calculator cant be used in the maths exam. Books and newspapers in the reading room mustnt be taken away. He was awarded the first prize in that contest. (3) to soften the tone, avoid mentioning who did it. Such as: The construction of The new lab must be completed by The end of next month. Examples of passive verbs in various tenses In general, the passive voice can be used in various tenses of English. In order to accurately use the passive voice, the key is to master the various tenses of the verb be. The passive voice of various tenses is as follows: The present simple passive voice. Am/is/is + the past participle of the verb Our classroom is cleaned every day. The general past passive voice: was/were + the past participle of the verb His desk was cleaned just now. The present continuous passive voice: am/is/are + being + the past participle of the verb A new factory is built in our city now. 4, the passive voice of the past: was/were + being + the past participle of the verb A new