People use knives for cutting things.
They speak English in Canada.
They grow rice in South China.
Knives are used for cutting things.
English is spoken in Canada.
Rice is grown in South China.
(1)把主动语态的宾语变为被动语态的主语。
(2)把谓语变成被动结构(be+过去分词)
(根据被动语态句子里的主语的人称和数,
以及原来主动语态句子中动词的时态来决定be的形式)。
(3)把主动语态中的主语放在介词by之后作宾语,将主格改为宾格
主动语态变被动语态的方法
They speak English in Canada.
English is spoken by them in Canada
People use knives for cutting things.
Knives are used for cutting things by them.
They grow rice in South China.
Rice is grown by them in South China.
被动语态的构成
be + done
The lights were turned off by Tom.
The windows are cleaned every week.
Millie’s closed the door.
The TV was turned on.
The boy made a model plane.
A total(总数) of 8 questions are answered.
or
Active
Passive
Passive
Passive
Active
Passive
Active
Passive
We can use the passive voice when
It is obvious who performs the action.
e.g. English is spoken all over the world .
2.We do not know or don’t need to know
who performed the action.
e.g. Some computers were stolen last night.
3.We think the action is more important than
person who performs the action
e.g. The window was broken just now.
被动语态的构成
一般现在时:am/is/are+spoken
一般过去时:was/were+spoken
一般将来时:will/shall be+spoken
现在进行时:
am/is/are being+spoken
现在完成时:
have/has been+spoken
一般现在时的被动语态:
am/is/are+过去分词
Exercise:
The bottle __________ (fill) with hot
water.
瓶子里装满了热水。
2. Cameras _________ (use) for taking
photos.
相机是用来照相的.
are used
is filled
3.The classroom is very clean and it __________ (clean) by us every day.
4.The toys in the supermarket ________ (make) in China.
5.Beijing is a beautiful city and it _________ (visit) by many people
every year.
is cleaned
are made
is visited
一般过去时的被动语态:
was/were+过去分词
Exercise:
1.A new machine _______________ (invent) last month.
一种新型机器上个月被发明。
2.They ___________ (ask) a question by the
teacher yesterday.
昨天他们被老师问了一个问题。
were asked
was invented
3.The book _____________ (write) by him last year.
4.Our school has a long history. And it ___________ (build) in 1958.
5.Many students ___________ (send) to America to study by our school last year.
were sent
was built
was written
1.The letter ________________ (post)
tomorrow.
这封信明天将被寄走.
2.A new film ________________________ (show) next week.
一部新电影下周将被上演.
一般将来时的被动语态:
will+be+过去分词
Practice :
will be posted
will be shown/ showed
3.The hard work ________________ (finish) tomorrow and then we’ll have a two-day off.
4.A party ______________ (hold) for grandma’s birthday next week.
5.She has moved to the new building. Her old house ______________ (sell) soon.
will be finished
will be held
will be sold
现在进行时的被动语态
am/is/are being done
1. A new building __________________
(build) now.
2. Paper flowers __________________
(make) by her.
is being built
are being made
现在完成时的被动语态
have/has been done
1. All the rooms __________________
(clean) already.
2. Five lessons __________________
(learn) so far.
have been cleaned
have been learned
带有情态动词的被动语态:
情态动词+be+过去分词
Practice :
1.English _________________(learn) well.
英语必须被学好.
2.The computer _________________(repair)
by us. 电脑可以被我们修好.
can be repaired
must be learned
3. The young trees must ____________(look)
after well.
4. Wild animals should _____________(protect).
5. The raising of the flag can _________(see) every morning at Tiananmen Square.
be looked
be protected
be seen
用动词的被动语态填空:
English ____________(speak) by many people.
The trees _______________(plant) by them.
That building _________(build) two years ago.
This kind of computer ________(make) in China.
The games __________(sell) in may shops.
is spoken
were planted
was built
is made
are sold
将下列句子改成被动语态
1.We use the keyboard for typing.
2.Eddie turned on the computer with a remote control.
The keyboard is used for typing by us.
The computer was turned on with a remote control by Eddie.
3 My sister took these photos on the Great Wall.
.
4. The fastest player can finish the game in 8 hours.
These photos were taken on the
Great Wall by my sister.
The game can be finished in 8 hours by the fastest player.
5. Will you hold a sports meeting in your school next Friday?
6.People plant many trees in March.
Will a sports meeting be held
In your school next Friday?
Many trees are planted in March by people.
7. People are building a house now.
8. The writer has written many articles.
A house is being built now.
Many articles have been written by the writer.
9.We chose him as our monitor.
10. Somebody opened the door.
11.All the people laughed at him.
He was chosen as our monitor by us.
The door was opened by somebody.
He was laughed at by all the people.
特殊的被动语态(一)
1.He made the boy work for two hours yesterday
The boy was made to work by him for two hours yesterday.
2.Mother never lets me watch TV .
I am never let to watch TV by mother.
把下列句子改为被动语态
① The boss makes the workers work all day.
??????
② I often hear her sing in the room.
③ I?saw?him?enter?the?reading room?yesterday?afternoon.
④ Daniel?saw?the?boy?run?yesterday.
The workers are made to work all day.
She is often heard to sing in the room
He was seen to enter the reading room yesterday afternoon.
The boy was seen to run yesterday.
3.Jack gave Peter a Christmas present just now.
(1)A Christmas present was given to Peter by Jack just now.
(2)Peter was given a Christmas present by Jack just now.
特殊的被动语态(二)
① We gave our teachers some flowers.
Our teachers_________________________
Some flowers________________________
② My mother will buy me a new coat.
I __________________________________
A new coat__________________________
③ Lily?sent?me?a?New?Year?card?last?week.
I ___________________________________
A New Year card______________________
were given some flowers.
were given to our teachers.
will be bought a new coat.
will be bought for me.
were sent a New Year card last week.
was sent to me last week.
4. We should speak to old people politely.
Old people should be spoken to politely (by us).
5. He took away the box.
The box was taken away (by him).
特殊的被动语态(三)
4. We found the books interesting.
The books were found interesting.
5. We called him Xiaowang.
He was called Xiaowang by us.
特殊的被动语态(四)
不使用被动语态的情况
1.某些系动词,如feel, look, seem, appear, taste, sound, smell, prove, remain等用主动形式表示被动意义;主语通常是事物,且表示该事物本身具有某一固有特征。如:
The material feels very soft. 这种料子摸起来很柔软。
误:The material is felt very soft.
The music sounds beautiful. 这音乐听起来很美妙。
误:The music is sounded beautiful.
主动形式表被动含义
2 表示主语的内在品质或性能,用主动表示被动,常见的这类动词有:write, sell, wash
open 等。同well, badly, easily等副词连用。如:
The cloth washes easily. 这布很好洗。
His books sell well. 那本书很畅销。
The pen writes smoothly. 这支笔很
好写。
The door opens easily.
3.不及物动词(vi)没有被动语态, 直接用主动语态表示被动意义。如:happen, cost, die, fall ,start/begin, rise, appear, disappear,etc.
昨天发生了一起交通事故。
A traffic accident happened yesterday
他爷爷三年前去世了。
His grandfather died three years ago.
4.一些短语动词相当于不及物动词,没有被动结构, 直接用主动形式来表示被动意义。如: take place, set out, come true, break out, break down, come out 等
.
昨天发生了一起交通事故。
A traffic accident happened yesterday
他爷爷三年前去世了。
His grandfather died three years ago.
1. A lot of new roads __ built in the west of China.
A. must B. must be
C. has D. have
2. His car ___ tomorrow.
A. will be repaired B. is repaired
C. is being repaired D. has been repaired
Exercise 1
3. That kind of shirts __ cotton.
A. is made from B. are made from
C. is made of D. are made of
4. My suit are made ___ cotton and
___ Shanghai.
A. from ,in B. of, in
C. of, by D. from ,by
5. What is this __ in English?
A. Calls B. calling
C. call D. called
6. They ___ day and night.
A. are made work
B. are made to work
C. made to be worked
D. are making to work
7. What ____ the forest in China in
the last 10 years?
A. has happened to
B. was happened
C. has happened at
D. has been happened to
8. Many bridges ___ over the river since liberation.
A. are built
B. Have built
C. built
D. have been built
9. The radio says a wild animal zoo is to
____ in our city.
A. be building B. build
C. be built D. built
10. We can’t use the bridge now,
because it ____.
A. has been repaired B. is repairing
C. is repaired D. is being repaired
11. Many high buildings ___ in our city since I came here.
A. have been built B. have built
C. has been built D. has built
12. You can go out if your homework
______.
A. is done B. will do
C. will be done D. are finished
13. If he___ enough time, he will come up with an idea.
A. gives B. will give
C. is given D. will be given
14. A new film is going to ___ this
Sunday.
A. show B. showing
C. be shown D. be showing
15. This old machine ___ the room wet.
A. used to keep
B. was used to keeping
C. used to keeping
D. was used to keep
16. Tom ! You ___on the phone just
now, but you ___in.
A. wanted , were
B. are wanted , are
C. were wanted , weren’t
D. called , aren’t
17. This music _____ the Moonlight
Sonata .
A. is listened to B. is heard
C. is sounded like D. sounds like
18. This car _____ a used car.
A. doesn’t look like B. isn’t looked like
C. does look D. looks
19. If small trees ____, they will grow
up quickly.
A. take good care of
B. take good care
C. are taken good care of
D. are taken good care
20. Do you know what____?
A. it calls B. does it call
C. it is called D. is it called
21. Where ___ the trousers ______?
A. are…made in B. are.. made
C. is.. made in D. is.. made
22. He asked me _______.
A. what the paper is used
B. what the paper was used for
C. what was the paper made of
D. what’s the paper used as
23. Yesterday I was ____ an Englishman.
A. spoken to by B. spoken to
C. spoken by D. spoken
24. The old man was quite weak after
the accident, so he must _____.
A. be taken care B. take care of
C. be looked after D. look after
1. Her husband _____ since 1998
A. has been dead B. has been died
C. has died D. has dead
2. The weather ___ to be colder and colder.
A. is seemed B. was seemed
C. seems D. is seem like
Exercise 2
3. What ___ happened ___ the forests in the US?
A. was, on B. was, to
C. has, on D. has, to
4. I don’t know what ___ last night.
A. did he happen B. he happened
C. he did happen D. happened to him
5. Mary ___ some songs in her room in
the morning.
A. heard sing B. heard to sing
C. was heard sing D. is heard to sing
6. We can find many pictures ____ by
Xu Beihong in the museum.
A. drawing B. drawn
C. drew D. to draw
7. Have these words _____ by us
yesterday?
A. been learnt B. learnt
C. learned D. were learnt
8. A long strong stick ____ the earth
just now.
A. was knocked in B. was knocked into
C. knocked in D. knocked into
9. He went there and found the horse __ to a tree.
A. tying B. tired
C. tied D. tried
10. We found the ground ____ snow.
A. cover with B. is covered with
C. was covered with
D. was covering with
11. The room had better ____ this
afternoon.
A. be cleaned B. to be cleaned
C. clean D. to clean
12. He said that his teeth needed ____.
A. to be repaired B. repair
C. repaired D. to repair
13. The idea seems good but it needs
_____.
A. trying on
B. to try at
C. to be tried out
D. being tried