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Bei how to use it??? Hello I need help using the work 被! When do I use it.....only in the present tense? Or can I use it when telling a storey that has already happened? Thank you for your help.

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"被" structure is a fundamental structure very commonly used in Chinese to represent the passive voice. The basic form of it is "A+被+B+verb", denotes "A be done sth. by B". No specific tense required, but in 80% cases used in past tense (with "了" behind the whole sentence). I'll give you a few examples: 1."苹果被我吃了" - "The apple was eaten by me." That's in past tense. 2."他将被隔离观察14天" - "He will be quarantined for observation for 14 days." - That's one of the 20% cases in future tense. You can discover that the agent(B) can be omitted sometimes such as the latter example, but the patient(A) is indispensable. e.g. "窗户被打破了" - "Windows were broken(by somebody)", the object is omitted. But "被他打破了" is a wrong sentence in grammar because it lacks subject.
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被,we aften use this sentence to express the bad things。 比如说: 1.下雨了,他没带伞。 他被雨淋湿了。 他被淋湿了。 2.他的手机被小偷偷了。 他的手机被小偷偷走了。 3.他被车撞了。 他被车撞伤了。 他被撞了。 他被撞伤了。
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yes, it's just passive vioce and have nothing to do with tense. You can use it in any tense.
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被 is used in passive voice; be made to do you can use it in any tense

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