Advanced Passive
Use continuous, perfect and modal passives plus have something done naturally.
- Süreç: Describe ongoing actions without naming the agent.
- Sonuç: Report finished actions with perfect passives.
- Servis: Order services with have/get something done.
- TR özet: Fail önemsizse passive kullan.
Start the 8-question quizAdapts to your answers · every miss links back to the rule
Rule in 60 secondsThe one pattern to memorise.
Çekirdek be + V3; zaman ve modal be'ye eklenir.
- Çekirdek: be + V3 her passive'in temelidir.
- Şimdi: is being done = şu an yapılıyor.
- Sonuç: has been done = yapıldı, sonuç önemli.
- Kural: must be done = yapılmalı.
- Servis: have/get + nesne + V3 — "I had my hair cut."
- TR ipucu: Faili bilmiyorsan ya da önemsizse passive kullan.
- TR ipucu: "by" her zaman gerekmez; gerektiğinde ekle.
FormsHow it looks in sentences.
Patterns at a glance.
| Form | Pattern | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Continuous | am/is/are + being + V3 | The road is being repaired. |
| Continuous | was/were + being + V3 | The house was being painted. |
| Perfect | have/has + been + V3 | The report has been finished. |
| Perfect | have/has + been + V3 | Two suspects have been arrested. |
| Modal | modal + be + V3 | The rules must be followed. |
| Modal | modal + be + V3 | It should be done today. |
| have sth done | have + object + V3 | I had my car fixed. |
| have sth done | get + object + V3 | She got her photo taken. |
- TR not: Faili bilmiyorsan/önemsizse passive kullan.
- TR not: "by" her zaman gerekmez; gerektiğinde ekle.
- Kural: Get passive daha günlük konuşmadır: "He got fired."
3 classic trapsWhere Turkish speakers slip.
En sık yapılan 3 hata.
- Trap 1 — being yok: ❌ "The car is repairing" → ✅ "The car is being repaired."
- Neden: Continuous passive'da being şart.
- Trap 2 — etkenle başlamak: ❌ "Has finished the report" → ✅ "The report has been finished."
- Neden: Özne belli değilse passive gerekir.
- Trap 3 — kendin yapmış gibi: ❌ "I cut my hair" → ✅ "I had my hair cut."
- Neden: Kuaföre kestirdim anlamı have + object + V3.
10 example sentencesRead aloud, twice.
Read aloud and spot the be + V3 core.
- The bridge is being rebuilt this year. — Köprü bu yıl yeniden inşa ediliyor.
- The room was being cleaned when I arrived. — Vardığımda oda temizleniyordu.
- All tickets have been sold out. — Tüm biletler satıldı.
- The thief has been caught by the police. — Hırsız polis tarafından yakalandı.
- Phones must be switched off here. — Burada telefonlar kapatılmalıdır.
- The decision should have been explained earlier. — Karar daha önce açıklanmalıydı.
- I had my laptop repaired yesterday. — Dün laptopumu tamir ettirdim.
- She is getting her dress made for the wedding. — Düğün için elbisesini diktiriyor.
- The new law will be announced tomorrow. — Yeni yasa yarın duyurulacak.
- English is spoken in many countries. — İngilizce birçok ülkede konuşulur.
Quick checkCover the answers, say yours first.
Boşluğu doldur, sonra cevapla karşılaştır.
- 1. The office ___ (clean) right now.
- Cevap 1: is being cleaned — continuous passive.
- 2. My bike ___ (steal) last night!
- Cevap 2: was stolen — past passive.
- 3. "I painted my house" (ustaya boyattın) cümlesini düzelt.
- Cevap 3: I had my house painted.