以下是使用一个固定句型的被动语态的时态转换表，其中动词不固定。例句保持相同主语与被动结构，并提供中文翻译。
| 时态 | 语法结构 | 例句 | 中文翻译 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 一般现在时 | am/is/are + 过去分词 | The book is read by Mary. | 这本书被玛丽读了。 |
| 一般过去时 | was/were + 过去分词 | The book was read by Mary. | 这本书被玛丽读过。 |
| 一般将来时 | will be + 过去分词 | The book will be read by Mary. | 这本书将被玛丽读。 |
| 现在进行时 | am/is/are being + 过去分词 | The book is being read by Mary. | 这本书正在被玛丽读。 |
| 过去进行时 | was/were being + 过去分词 | The book was being read by Mary. | 这本书当时正在被玛丽读。 |
| 现在完成时 | has/have been + 过去分词 | The book has been read by Mary. | 这本书已经被玛丽读了。 |
| 过去完成时 | had been + 过去分词 | The book had been read by Mary. | 这本书当时已经被玛丽读过了。 |
| 将来完成时 | will have been + 过去分词 | The book will have been read by Mary. | 这本书到时候会被玛丽读完。 |
被动语态的核心时强调动作的承受者，而不是动作的执行者。be动词 + 过去分词是所有被动语态的核心结构，通过改变时态中的be动词形式来构成各种时态的被动语态