英语不能用被动语态的若干情况

■不及物动词没有被动语态，如rise, happen, succeed, remain, lie, disappear, last等。如：
After the fire, nothing remained. 那场大火之后，什么也没留下来了。
误：After the fire, nothing was remained.
■不及物动词短语没有被动语态，如：take place, break out, belong to等。如：
Great changes have taken place here since 1990. 自1990年以来这里发生了巨大的变化.
误：Great changes have been taken place here since 1990.
■有的及物动词也没有被动语态，如cost, leave, enter, reach, suit, have, wish, hold, own, lack, fit, resemble, jump, mind等。如：
She entered the room just now. 他刚才进过房间。
误：The room was entered by her just now.
Tom jumped the queue. 汤姆插队。
误：The queue was jumped by Tom.
■有些及物的短语动词也没有被动语态，如agree with, arrive at/in, shake hands with, succeed in, suffer from, happen to, walk into, belong to等。如：
I don’t agree with him. 我不同意他的看法。
误：He isn’t agreed with by me.

■宾语是反身代词、相互代词、同源宾语、不定式、v-ing形式及抽象名词等，都不能变为被动句子的主语，如：
I taught myself French. 我自学法语。
误：Myself was taught French.
They love each other. 他们相爱。
误：Each other is loved.
We live a happy life. 我们过着幸福的生活。
误：A happy is lived by us.
She likes to swim. 她喜欢游泳。
误：To swim is liked by her.