１．簡單式之被動語態
說明：Ａ現在式被動：S+am/is/are+p.p.
Ｂ過去式被動：S+was/were+p.p.
Ｃ未來式被動：S+will be+p.p.
例句：The meeting will be hold next week.
２．進行式之被動語態
說明：Ａ現在進行式被動：S+am/is/are+being+p.p.
Ｂ過去進行式被動：S+was/were+being+p.p.
例句：A baseball game was being started at 7 o’clock last night.
３．完成式之被動語態
說明：Ａ現在完成式被動：S+has/have been+p.p.
Ｂ過去完成式被動：S+had been+p.p.
Ｃ未來完成式被動：S+will have been+p.p.
例句：Have you ever been beatted by a dog?
４．助動詞之被動語態
說明：Ａ必須被..must be +p.p.
Ｂ應該做…should/ought to +be+p.p.
Ｃ能被…can be +p.p.
例句：Must this letter is written in English?
５．不定詞與動名詞之被動表達法
說明：Ａ不定詞之被動寫法：to be +p.p.
Ｂ動名詞之被動寫法：being+p.p.
例句：The room is going to be painted.
６．感官動詞與使役動詞之被動表達法
說明：Ａ S+ be{seen/made} to+V
Ｂ S+have+物+p.p.
Ｃ S+let+物+be+p.p.
例句：I saw her run into the room.= She was seen to run into the room.
７．動詞片語改為被動式
說明：動詞片語改為被動式時，其後之介詞要保留下來
例句：People listened to the important game.
=The important game be listened to (bypeople).
８．被動語態的介系詞可用別的介系詞代替by
說明：在被動語態中，最常用的介詞是“by”，但也可以用其他介詞，如：am,in,of,with..
例句：We are interested in English.
９．客觀的說法
說明：主詞不明確或表客觀的說法時，常以被動式表示
１０．有些動詞（片語）不能用被動式
說明：下列動詞或片語不能用被動式：
Ａ take place/happen/occur(發生)
Ｂ belong to(屬於),break out(發生)
Ｃ連綴動詞：look,feel,taste,smell,remain..
例句：An accident happened here a week ago. (yes)
An accident was happened here a week ago. (no)