一般现在时(The Present Indefinite)表示现在成为习惯或经常性的动作;现在进行时(The Present Continuous)则表示现在正在进行的动作。那么现在进行时的被动语态用法有哪些呢?
1.表现正在进行或发生的被动动作,常与now, look等词连用。
如:She is being examined by the doctor now.
2.表示现阶段或目前这段时间正在进行的被动动作,但这一被动动作在此时此刻不一定正在发生。
如:A new factory is being built.They are being taught English at present .
3.少数及物动词的进行时表示按计划、安排将要承受某个动作。
如:An party is being held tonight. 今晚将要举办一场晚会。
4.有些动词进行时的主动形式就可以表示被动的意思,常见的这些动词有:print, cook, fry, bake, burn, hang.
如:The house is burning.The meat is cooking.
5.在be + under / in/on +n. 的结构可以表示现在进行时的被动语态的含义。
如:Many new cars are on show. = Many new cars are being showed.
6. 有些表 “ 状态, 心理活动, 情感”等的动词,常用一般现在时的被动语态表示 “正在进行”。
如:MP3 is becoming more and more popular. In other words, it is loved by more and more people.
7.表示一种经常性或习惯性的被动行为,常与always, forever, continually, constantly等词连用,往往带有赞扬、责备、厌烦及埋怨等感情色彩。
如:Tom is always being praised by the teacher.
8.与情态动词连用,表示对现在正在发生的被动行为的推测。
如:John is not here .He must be being interviewed