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시제와 수동태(tense and passive)

(1) Present passive tense

Coffee is served here every week.

(2) Past passive tense

Coffee was served here last week.

(3) Future passive tense

Coffee will be served here next week.

(4) Present progressive passive tense

That problem is being discussed right now.

(5) Past progressive passive tense

That problem was being discussed when I entered the room.

(6) Present perfect passive tense

That problem has been discussed before.

(7) Past perfect passive tense

That problem had been discussed before I arrived.

(8) Future perfect passive tense

That problem will have been discussed by tomorrow afternoon.

(9-12) 수동구문은 논리적으로는 기능한 문장이지만, 매우 어색하여 실제 사용은 하지 않는 구문이다.(Michael Swan 2005:386)

(9) Future progressive passive tense

*That problem will be being discussed this time tomorrow.

(10) Present perfect progressive passive tense

*That problem has been being discussed for 10 hours.

(11) Past perfect progressive passive tense

*That problem had been being discussed when I arrived.

(12) Future perfect progressive passive tense

*That problem will have been being discussed for 10 hours by tomorrow morning.

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