I'm welcomed／welcome back to town
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The main difference is that "I'm welcome back to town" is not grammatically correct. Note that "to welcome back" is a phrasal verb, meaning to greet the return of someone. "to town" qualifies "welcome back", by specifying where "I" am returning to.
Do these mean ＂someone welcomes me back to town＂，so the passive is＂I'm welcomed back to town＂？
However I feel when＂I 'm welcome to town＂is added＂back＂modifying ＂welcome＂，it's fine
By the way，I also a sentence in English news＂Bolivian President Evo Morales has said that US anti-drug agents are not welcome back in his country＂
"I'm welcomed" means that someone has welcomed a person or group of people, whereas "I'm welcome" is more general and means that in general, people are welcoming towards someone.
"Back to town" modifies "welcomed."
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"I'm welcomed back to town" means this, and it is the passive, correct.
No, as I previously said, it is not fine, it is incorrect.
Could this by any chance be why you thought "I'm welcome back" is fine? You are mistaken. Here "welcome back" is an adjectival phrase, not a verb. Since the verb is "to be"+adjective, then the preposition for "country" is used, which is "in".
You could use this construct for your original example :
I'm welcome back in town.
Note that when using "to welcome back" as a verb, you use "to" and not "in".
This is incorrect. "to be welcomed" means that someone is actively greeting you. "to be welcome" means that people are positively disposed towards you, regardless of whether anybody actively greets you.
＂I'm welcomed into town＂＂I'm welcome into town＂，I'm sure the former one is correct，but as for the latter one，I'm not sure，because I saw a sentence like that in English news："Groups and individuals who really believe in democracy should be welcome into that process, " she said.
If that's what the quote said it is a mistake - it should be "welcomed".＂I'm welcomed into town＂＂I'm welcome into town＂
Thank you very much