Cấu trúc câu bị động (The Passive)
noun + be (chia theo thì) + past participle (+ by/with + noun)
| Thì | Chủ động (Active) | Bị động (Passive) |
|---|---|---|
| Hiện tại đơn | They grow bananas in tropical areas. | am/is/are + past participle Bananas are grown in tropical areas. |
| Hiện tại tiếp diễn | They are redecorating the café. | am/is/are + being + past participle The café is being redecorated. |
| Hiện tại hoàn thành | Has anyone peeled the carrots? | has/have + been + past participle Have the carrots been peeled? |
| Quá khứ đơn | They served the meal in an elegant dining room. | was/were + past participle The meal was served in an elegant dining room. |
| Quá khứ tiếp diễn | We asked for coffee while they were preparing the bill. | was/were + being + past participle We asked for coffee while the bill was being prepared. |
| Quá khứ hoàn thành | Someone had eaten all the food by the time I got there. | had + been + past participle All the food had been eaten by the time I got there. |
| Tương lai với will | We will deliver your pizza in forty minutes. | will + be + past participle Your pizza will be delivered in forty minutes. |
| Tương lai với be going to | Overweight customers are going to sue Burgerland. | is/are going to + be + past participle Burgerland is going to be sued by overweight customers. |
| Tương lai hoàn thành | They will have harvested all the grapes by the end of September. | will + have + been + past participle All the grapes will have been harvested by the end of September. |
| Động từ khiếm khuyết (modal) | You should brush the chicken breast with oil and then fry it. | modal + be + past participle The chicken breast should be brushed with oil and then fried. |
| Modal + hoàn thành | They should have delivered the groceries by now. | modal + have + been + past participle The groceries should have been delivered by now. |
| Danh động từ (-ing) | I don't like people telling me what to do in the kitchen. | being + past participle I don't like being told what to do in the kitchen. |