B1

S + have / has / had + been + V3

Bị động ở thì hoàn thành

Explanation

Dựng bị động cho thì hoàn thành: thêm been vào giữa have và phân từ hai. Chia have hay has theo chủ ngữ, had cho quá khứ hoàn thành. Bẫy thường gặp: Đừng bỏ been: The letters have sent ✗ (nghĩa là mấy lá thư tự gửi), have been sent ✓.

Examples

The letters have been sent.

Mấy lá thư đã được gửi.

My bike has been stolen.

Xe đạp tôi bị lấy mất.

The room had been cleaned before we arrived.

Phòng đã được dọn trước khi chúng tôi tới.

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