八种常用时态的被动语态

由“助动词be + 动词的过去分词”构成。助动词be 有时态、人称和数的变化。

1) 一般现在时：am/is/are +过去分词。如：

Rice is grown in south China. 华南种植水稻。

2) 一般过去时：was/were+过去分词。如：

The glass was broken yesterday. 这块玻璃是昨天打烂的。

3) 现在进行时：am/is/are being +过去分词。如：

The project is being carried out. 这个计划正在执行中。

4) 过去进行时：was/were/being +过去分词。如：

This road was being built this time last year. 这条路去年这个时候还在修建。

5) 一般将来时：will be +过去分词。如：

The cars will be sent abroad by sea. 这些汽车将由水路运往国外。

6) 过去将来时：would be +过去分词。如：

The manager said the project would be completed by the end of the year. 经理说这个工程在年底前将会完成。

7) 现在完成时：have/has been +过去分词。如：

This novel has been translated into several languages. 这本小说已被译成了几种语言。

8) 过去完在时：had been +过去分词。如：

When I got to the theatre, I found the tickets had already been sold out. 我到达剧院时，发现票已卖完了。