Grammar The Present Progressive Passive Voice 24 Step




























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Grammar The Present Progressive Passive Voice 24中安亚娟




Step 1 Please pick out the sentences using the present progressive passive voice from the passage. Pay attention to the verb tense. 通过在课文中找寻含有本语法现象的句子,进 行语法再现,并通过观察比较找到这类句子的 共同点。

1. we’re being killed for the wool beneath our stomachs. 2. Our fur is being used to make sweaters for people like you. 3. I wonder what is being done to help you. 4. She is being watched by an elephant. 5. Good things are being done here to save local wildlife.



意义: 主语和谓语动词之间是被动关系, 而且 动作正在进行。 ----English is being taught by miss Lee now. ----New functions are being added to the camera at present.

Step 2 Try and see if you can help fill in the following form according to the passage. 此活动通过与课文相关的封闭练习,通过对问题的 回答来操练现在进行时被动语态的结构。

1. Who is studying the rhino? 2. The rhino is being studied by _______. 3. 2. Who is protecting the African elephant? 4. The African elephant is ________ 5. 3. Who is hunting the Tibetan antelope? 6. The Tibetan antelope is ________ 7. 4. Who is taking photos of the panda?

5. Who is killing the whales? The whales_____________ 6. Who is attacking the mice? The mice ______________ 7. What is being done for the Milu deer? They are being kept in_________ 8. What is being done to the rainforest? It is ______________


1. What should you do if your friend is being attacked? 2. What should you do if you are being followed by a stranger? 3. What should you do if you are being kept waiting? 4. What should you do if you are being asked difficult questions? 5. What should you do if you are being bitten by mosquitoes? 6. What should you do if you are being run after by a dog? 7. What should you say if you are being punished by your parent for something you did wrong? 8. What should you say if you are being praised?


The Tense of the The Passive Voice 1. Present passive voice: am/is/are + p. p. The Olympic Games are usually held in big cities. 2. Past passive voice: was/were+ p. p. The last Olympic Games were held in Athens.

3. Future passive voice: will/shall+ be+ p. p. The 2008 Olympic Games will be held in Beijing. am/is/are+ going to be+ p. p. The 29 th Olympic Games are going to be held in Beijing in 2008.

am/is/are+ to be+ p. p. The 29 th Olympic Games are to be held in Beijing in 2008. 4. Present continuous passive voice: am/is/are+ being+ p. p. --Why it is so noisy out there? --Oh, it’s because the road is being repaired.

5. Perfect passive voice: have /has+ been + p. p. The Olympic Games have been held 28 times.

1. I don’t know what time it is now. My watch _____. A. is repairing B. has been repaired C. is being repaired D. has repaired 2. 2. A new stadium ___here. They hope to finish it next week. A. will be built B. is built C. is being built D. is building

3. The patient __ now. He will come out soon. A. is examined B. is being examined C. is examining D. has examined 4. Have you moved into the new house? Not yet, the rooms _____. A. are being painted B. are painting C. are painted D. are being painting

5. Look! Everything here is under construction. What’s the pretty small house that __for? A. is being built B. having been built C. is built D. is building 6. Do you like the material? Yes, it ___very soft. A. is feeling B. felt C. feels D. is felt

7. John ____, for he went swimming yesterday without permission. A. would punish B. had punished C. was punished D. punished 8. If rubber __, it gives off a terrible smell. A. burnt B. will burn have been burned D. is burned C.

9. This book ___ under the bench for two days. A. has put B. has been lying C. has been put D. has been laid 10. What should ___ must ___. A. do; do B. be done; be done C. to be done; do D. do; be done

完成下面的句子。 1. The news is ______ being talked (被讨论) about everywhere. 2. A lot of tall buildings ______ are being set (建立), and people will move in next year.

3. Most of the streets in the city has been widened and many new buildings ________. are being rebuilt (重建)

用现在进行时的被动语态改写下列句子。 1. She is teaching the boy English. The boy is being taught English (by her). 2. Now he is making the girl water the tree. Now the girl is being made to water the tree (by him).

3. They are writing a report about the negative effects of cell phones in school . A report about the negative effects of cell phones in school is being written (by them) . 4. She is making Tom a new coat. A new coat is being made for Tom . 5. We are painting our classroom now. Our classroom is being painted (by us) now.