(共24张PPT)
Unit 2
Grammar and usage
Passive voice in the present continuous
and present perfect tenses
Observe the following descriptions of the film and pay attention to the underlined parts.
The film The Wandering Earth Ⅱ
(show)in the cinema now. Nearly 4 billion yuan _______________ (obtain) at the box office.
is being shown
has been obtained
Compare the sentences with passive voice in the present continuous or present perfect tenses.
construct
The road is being constructed.
The road has been constructed.
Passive voice in the present continuous tense
Passive voice in the present perfect tense
Lead-in
repair
The car is being repaired.
The car has been repaired.
Lead-in
cook
The dish is being cooked.
The dish has been cooked.
Lead-in
The house is being decorated.
The house has been decorated.
Lead-in
decorate
Find the sentences in the leaflet that use the passive voice in the present continuous and present perfect tenses.
Passive voice in the present continuous tense The finishing touches are now being put to a new swimming pool …
Passive voice in the present perfect tense Our facilities have been enlarged and redone …
Weight training classes, for example, are being designed …
… and our workout rooms have been updated with modern equipment.
… our aerobics class has been replaced with several fun options …
Exploring the rules
Working out the rules
We use the passive voice in the present continous tense to talk about something that is being done right now. The verb form is (1) _____________________
We use the passive voice in the present perfect tense to talk about something that has been done. The verb form is
(2) ___________________
is/are/am being done.
has/have been done.
The Present Continuous Passive Voice
现在进行时的被动语态
结构
1.肯定式:am/is/are + being + done
① We are being killed for the wool beneath our stomachs.
② Our fur is being used (use)to make sweaters for people like you now.
2.否定式:am/is/are + not + being +done
① The engineer is not being treated fairly.
② New nature parks are not being started in China.
3.一般疑问式:
① Is the patient _____________(examine)by the doctor now
② Is a computer center _________ (build)for the students
being examined
being built
Am/Is/Are + 主语 + being + done
① Who ________________ (film)now
② Why is the house _____________ (clean)by you
4.特殊疑问式:
疑问词 + am/is/are + 主语 + being + done + 其他?
is being filmed
being cleaned
用法
My washing machine is being repaired (repair) this week, so I have to wash my clothes by hand.
①表示正在进行或正在发生的被动动作
My bedroom is being painted(paint) 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,常与these days,
this week连用。
用法
The telephone is in use. = The telephone is being used.
Many new products are on show.=
Many new products are being shown.
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。
A concert is being held tonight.
④be + under/in/on +n.可表示现在进行时的被动语态的含义。
⑤注意短语动词变为被动语态时, 短语中的介词或副词不能省掉, 应当看成一个整体。
The children _________________________ (正在被照顾)here.
are being taken good care of
1. Many activities _________________ (hold)
in our school these days.
2. A new gym ______________ (build). They hope to finish
it next month.
3. -What’s that noise
- Oh, I forgot to tell you. The new washing machine
_______________ (test).
4. The camera you ____________(use) now _________ (belong) to me.
5. One third of the class ___________________
(question) by the teachers now.
are using
belongs
is being built
are being held
Practice
is being tested
are being questioned
无被动语态
用法
The child has been taken good care of by his grandma all these years.
①表示被动的动作发生在过去,强调对现在造成的影响和结果。
The door has been locked. 门已经被锁了.
②表示一个被动的动作或状态开始于过去,持续到现在,并可能将持续下去,常与for a time、since、how long等时间状语连用。
The Present Perfect Passive Voice
现在完成时的被动语态
注意:
注意其与一般过去时的被动语态的区别。一般过去时的被动语态表示一个被动的动作发生在过去某个时间,其结果对现在没有影响;而现在完成时的被动语态的动作或状态尽管发生在过去,但强调该动作或状态对现在造成的影响和结果。
The house____________(build) last year.
这房子是去年建的。
The house _______________. We can move in.
was built
has been built
常与现在完成时连用的时间状语:
already已经
yet 已经
recently/lately最近
since then从那时起
ever since自那以来
ever曾经
so far迄今为止
for a long time 很长一段时间
by now到现在为止
in recent years在最近几年里
in/during/over the past/last years在过去的几年里
1.These rabbits (look) after by wildlife keepers now.
2.How many phones (make) in the factory since last century
3.Since your work (finish),you can have a rest now.
4.Many interesting experiments (carry) out these days.
5.More than 100 famous films (show) since July.
6.Just a moment, please. The dishes for the dinner (cook) in the kitchen.
8.They are living in a rented house because their own house ______________
(rebuild).
are being looked
have been made
has been finished
are being carried
have been shown
are being cooked
is being rebuilt
即时练习
Applying the rules
Rewrite the following sentences using the passive voice.
1. The city government is building a new community sports centre.
_______________________________________________________
2. Some workers are painting the walls in the workout rooms.
_______________________________________________________
A new community sports centre is being built (by the city government).
The walls in the workout rooms are being painted (by some workers).
Exercise 1
Rewrite the following sentences using the passive voice.
3. People have told me the new workout rooms are very modern.
_______________________________________________________
4. Jenny’s PE teacher has asked her to make an exercise plan.
_______________________________________________________
5. The teachers are testing students on their knowledge of fitness.
_______________________________________________________
I have been told that the new workout rooms are very modern.
Jenny has been asked to make an exercise plan (by her PE teacher).
Students are being tested on their knowledge of fitness (by the teachers).
Fill in the blanks with the proper verb forms.
1. I got caught in the rain and my suit _____________ (ruin).
2. Professor James will give us a lecture on the Western culture, but when and where ___________________ (not decide) yet.
3. Would you please keep silent The weather report ________________ (broadcast) and I want to listen.
4. His sister left home in 1998, and _____________________ (not hear of) since then.
has been ruined
has not been decided
is being broadcast
has not been heard of
Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks with the proper verb forms.
5. —Hi, Terry, can I use your computer for a while this afternoon
—Sorry. It’s _____________ (repair).
6. In the last few years thousands of films _____________ (produce) all over the world.
7. Food supplies in the flood-stricken area _____________ (run out). We must act immediately because there’s none left.
8. We won’t start the work until all the preparations _____________ (make).
being repaired
have been produced
have run out
have been made
I visited the new and improved Community Sports Centre. It looks amazing! It is not open to the public yet, but preparations (1) ____________________ (make) presently for the reopening.
Lots of new and modern facilities (2) ____________________ (put) in place. Some of the exercise machines (3) ___________________ (test) by a group of energetic young people now. A whole new range of courses (4) ____________________ (design) for people of all ages, including tai chi and boxing! I tried out the boxing class and I loved it! The coach, who was a boxing champion, was patient and professional. At the end of the one-hour class, I was sweating all over but felt relaxed.
Despite all these improvements, I have also found something that still needs to be done: so far no basketball court (5) ____________________ (build). I love playing basketball and I hope a basketball court will be built in the near future. I am sure it will make the sports centre more popular.
are being made
have been put
are being tested
have been designed
has been built
Exercise
Frances has written a review of the sports plete the review with the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets.
1. All his money _______________(use) up and he has to borrow some.
2. Look out!You _______________ (follow) by a stranger.
3.--The window is dirty.
--I know. It (not clean) for weeks.
4. Paper money ____________ (use) for over nine hundred years.
5. --Have you moved into the new house
--Not yet. The rooms (paint).
hasn’t been cleaned
are being painted
Practice
has been used
are being followed
has been used
Describe a self-chosen situation using as many sentences with passive voice in the present continuous and present perfect tenses as possible.