were是被动语态吗

were本身不是被动语态，它仅仅是被动词的复数形式的过去式，只有它和过去分词一起时才能构成被动语态。例如:They were teaching at that time.这里的were和teaching构成了过去进行时e cars were made in that factory last year.这里的were和made一起构成了被动语态.

were本身是系动词或者助动词的过去式，它不是被动语态，只有加实意动词的过去分词形式才能构成一般过去时的被动语态。