Unit 14 Grammar the Passive Voice The form of the Passive Voice be + p
p( 动词过去分词 )1
一般现在时 am/is/are +p
一般过去时 was/were +p
一般将来时 will be /shall be +p
现在完成时 have/ has been +p
过去完成时 had been + p
现在进行时 am/is/are being + p
过去进行时 was/ were being +p
过去将来时 would/ should be +p
情态动词 may/ can / might /could /must be +p
有些动词当它们和 well, badly, easily 等副词连用时,表示主语内在品质或性能,用主动表示被动,常见的有: write, read, clean, sell, wash, cook 等
如: The cloth washes easily
The new product sells well
这新产品很畅销
The pen writes smoothly
这支笔写字很流畅
对比: The books sell well
( 主动句 ) The books were sold out
( 被动句 ) The meat didn’t cook well
( 主动句 ) The meat was cooked for a long time over low heat
( 被动句 ) 3
下列情况主动句不能改为被动句:下列情况主动句不能改为被动句: 第一,系动词一般用主动形式表示被动意义,如: feel , look, seem, taste