主動句：My father wrote the book．我父親寫了這本書.
被動句：The book was written by my father．這本書是我父親寫的
主動句：Our village has built a plastic factory．我們村已經建了一座塑料廠.
被動句：A plastic factory has been built in our village．一座塑料廠在我們村建成了.
主動句：He gave me a dictionary．他給了我一本詞典.
被動句：I was given a dictionary by him．
被動句：A dictionary was given（to）me by him．詞典是他給我的.
主動句：He teaches us English．他教我們英語.
被動句：We are taught English by him．
被動句：English is taught（to）us by him．英語是他教我們的.
主動句：We made him our group leader．我們讓他當了我們組長.
被動句：He was made our group leader．他被選為我們的組長.
主動句：They chose Mr．Li their doctor in 1987．1987年他們選李先生當他的醫(yī)生.
被動句：Mr．Li was chosen their doctor in 1987．1987年李先生被選為他們的醫(yī)生.
主動句：We saw him enter the classroom．我們看見他進了教室.
被動句：He was seen to enter the classroom．他被看見走進了教室.
主動句：He made the boy sit down．他使那孩子坐下.
被動句：The boy was made to sit down．那孩子被迫坐下.
被動式謂語時,它們原來所帶的介詞或副詞應保留下來.例如：
主動句：She often looks after the children．她常照顧孩子.
被動句：The children are often looked after．孩子常受到照顧.
主動句：We talked about the matter very often．我們常談起那事.
被動句：The matter was very often talked about．這事常被談起.
主動句：She has taken my exercise-books away．她已拿走了我練習本.
被動句：My exercise-books have been taken away．我的練習本被拿走了.
主動句：You must turn off the light before you go to bed．睡覺之前你們必須關燈.