The school sports meeting will be held next week.
校运动会将在下星期举行。(一般将来时的被动语态)
The road is being repaired by construction workers.
建筑工人正在修路。(现在进行时的被动语态)
The letter was typed on the computer.
这封信是用电脑打出来的。(一般过去时的被动语态)
So far my thesis has been completed.
到目前为止我的论文已经完成了。(现在完成时的被动语态)
The room had been broken into before we came.
我们来之前已经有人强行闯入了这个屋子。(过去完成时的被动语态)
The design will have been done by the end of this week.
这个设计在本周末会被做完。(将来完成时的被动语态)
The room was being painted when I left.
我离开时,房间正在被粉刷。(过去进行时的被动语态)
注意 1.情态动词的被动结构。其形式为:情态动词+be+过去分词。
The baby should be taken good care of by the babysitter.
这个孩子应该受到保姆的精心照顾。
2."get+过去分词"也可表示被动语态。
He was knocked down by a car and got killed.
他被一辆车撞死了。
三、不用于被动语态的情况
1.一些动词或短语不能用于被动语态:come true,consist of,take place,happen,become,rise,occur,break out,appear,arrive,die,fall,exist,fail,succeed,agree with,belong to,have on,keep up with,lose heart等。
2.表示状态的动词:benefit,cost,contain,equal,fit,fail,have,lack,last,mean,seem,resemble,suit,look like等也不能用于被动语态。
This room belongs to me.
这房子属于我。
It lacks the power of the Italian cars.
它没有意大利轿车动力强劲。
四、主动语态表示被动意义的几种情况
1.lock,open,shut,move,read,sell,wash,write等动词,用来说明主语的性质特征,用主动形式表达被动意义。
The door doesn't open easily.这个门不容易开。
The new product sells well.这个新产品很畅销。