语法注专项——被动语态
一、Make sentences from the words in brackets. Sometimes the verb is active, sometimes passive.
1 There’s somebody behind us. (We / follow) We’re being followed.
2 This door is a different colour, isn’t it (you / paint ) Have you painted it
3 My bike has disappeared. (It / steal!) It________________________
4 My umbrella has disappeared. (Somebody / take) Somebody_______________
5 A neighbour of mine disappeared six months ago.
(He / not / see / since then) He___________________________________.
6 I wonder how Jessica is these days.
(I / not / see / for ages) I_______________________________________.
7 A friend of mine was stung by a bee recently.
(you / ever / sting / bee )_____________________ you______________________.
8 The bridge was damaged recently.
(It / repair / at the moment) It______________________________________.
9 Tom’s car was stolen recently.
(It / not / find / yet)______________________________________________.
10 I went into the room and saw that the table and chairs were not in the same place.
(The furniture / move) The__________________________________.
二、Instead of using ‘somebody’, ‘they’ etc., write a passive sentence.
1 Somebody has cleaned the room. The room has been cleaned.
2 They are building a new road around the city.
A________________________________________ around the city.
3 They have built two new hotels near the airport.
Two______________________________________ near the airport.
4 When I last visited, they were building some new houses here.
When I last visited, some____________________________________ .
5 The meeting is now on 15 April. They have changed the date.
The date of ________________________________________.
6 I didn’t know that somebody was recording our conversation.
I didn’t know that our _____________________________________.
7 Is anyone doing anything about the problem
____________________anything________________________ the problem
8 The windows were very dirty. Nobody had cleaned them for ages.
The windows were very dirty. They_________________________________.
三、Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verb.
1 I tried to contact Tom. I called his off ice but I was told (tell) that he was in a meeting.
2 Amy retired from her job recently.
She__________________________ (give) a present by her colleagues.
3 I didn’t know there was a meeting yesterday.
I_____________________ (not / tell) about it.
4 Sarah’s salary is very low.
I don’t understand why she____________________________ (pay) so little.
5 You will need to use this machine.
Have you ______________________________(show) how it works
6 I had an interview for a job recently. It wasn’t easy.
I__________________________ (ask) some questions that were very hard for me to answer.
7 They didn’t tell us much about the project.
We_____________________ (not / give) enough information.
8 I was surprised to get the job I applied for.
I didn’t expect_____________________________ (offer) it.
四、Complete the sentences using being + the following verbs (in the correct form):
bite give invite keep knock down stick treat
1 Steve hates being kept waiting.
2 We went to the wedding without__________________________ .
3 I like giving presents and I also like______________________ them.
4 It’s a busy road and I don’t like crossing it. I’m afraid of____________________ .
5 How do you avoid_________________________ by mosquitoes
6 I’m an adult. I don’t like____________________ like a child.
7 You can’t do anything about________________________ in a traffic jam.
五、Complete the sentences using get or got + the following verbs (in the correct form):
ask break hurt pay steal sting stop use
1 There was a fight, but nobody got hurt .
2 Alex_________ by a bee while he was sitting in the garden.
3 These tennis courts don’t________________ very often. Not many people want to play here.
4 I used to have a bike, but it______________________ a few months ago.
5 Rachel works hard, but she doesn’t______________________ very much.
6 Please pack these things very carefully. I don’t want anything to_____________ .
7 People often want to know what my job is. I__________________ that question a lot.
8 Last night I_____________________ by the police as I was driving home. One of the lights on my car wasn’t working.
六、Complete the sentences.
1 I’ve been offered the job, but I don’t think I’ll accept it.
2 I don’t get invited to many parties.
3 Which year_____________you born in
4 I haven’t been_________________ any information yet.
5 I didn’t know the way, so I got____________________ .
6 He doesn’t like___________________ interrupted when he’s speaking.
7 How did the window____________________ broken What happened
8 She’s a voluntary worker. She___________________ get paid.
9 I ___________________born in a small town in the north of the country.
10 We had to do what we did. We___________________ given any choice.
参考答案:
一、3 It’s been stolen! / It has been stolen!
4 Somebody has taken it. … taken my umbrella.
5 He hasn’t been seen since then.
6 I haven’t seen her for ages.
7 Have you ever been stung by a bee
8 It’s / It is being repaired at the moment.
9 It hasn’t / It has not been found yet.
10 The furniture had been moved.
二、2 A new road is being built
3 Two new hotels have been built
4 some new houses were being built
5 The date of the meeting has been changed.
6 I didn’t know that our conversation was being recorded.
7 Is anything being done about the problem
8 They hadn’t / had not been cleaned for ages.
三、2 was given
3 wasn’t told / was not told
4 ’s paid / is paid
5 been shown
6 was asked
7 weren’t given / were not given
8 to be offered
四、2 being invited
3 being given
4 being knocked down
5 being bitten
6 being treated
7 being stuck
五、2 got stung
3 get used
4 got stolen
5 get paid
6 get broken
7 get asked
8 got stopped
六、3 were
4 given
5 lost
6 being
7 get
8 doesn’t
9 was
10 weren’t