一般用法
1.一般现在时的被动语态构成:is / am / are +及物动词的过去分词
如:Knives are used for cutting things.
2.一般过去时的被动语态构成:was / were + 及物动词的过去分词
如:Dinosaur eggs were laid long long ago.
3.现在完成时的被动语态构成:has / have + been +及物动词的过去分词
如:Many man-made satellites have been sent up into space by many countries.
4.一般将来时的被动语态构成:will+ be + 及物动词的过去分词
如:Many more trees will be planted next year.
5.含有情态动词的被动语态构成:情态动词+ be + 及物动词的过去分词
如:Your mistakes should be corrected right now.
6.现在进行时的被动语态构成:am / is / are + being +及物动词的过去分词
如:Uncle Wang is mending my bike now.
My bike is being repaired by Tom now.
7.不定式的被动语态:to + be + 及物动词的过去分词
如:There are two books to be read.
There are twenty more trees to be planted.
特殊用法
1.不及物动词无被动语态。 如:happen, break down, come out......
如:The dinosaurs disappeared about 65 million years ago.
2.有些动词用主动形式表示被动意义。 如: write, sell, ride.....
如:This new book sells well.
3.感官动词或使役动词使用省略to的动词不定式,主动语态中不带“to”,但变为被动语态时,须加上“to”。
如:make somebody do something→somebody+ be +made to do something
A girl saw my wallet drop when she passed by.→My wallet was seen to drop by a girl when she passed by.
4.如果是接双宾语的动词改为被动语态时,直接宾语(物)作主语,那么动词后要用介词,这个介词是由与其搭配的动词决定。
如:He gave me a book.→A book was given to me by him.
如:My father bought me a new bike. →A new bike was bought for me by my father.
5.一些动词短语用于被动语态时,动词短语应当看作一个整体,而不能丢掉其中的介词或副词。
如:The nurse is taking care of the sickpeople. →The sickpeople is being taken care of by the nurse.