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PASSIVE VOICE

Eylemi yapan kişiyi vurgulamak yerine olayın kendisine odaklanan “Passive Voice” (edilgen yapı), dilin
çeşitliliğini ve ifade gücünü artıran önemli bir dilbilgisi unsurudur. Etken yapıda özne, eylemi gerçekleştiren
kişiyi belirtirken, edilgen yapıda eylemin kendisi ön plandadır. Olayın gerçekleşme şekli veya sonuçları daha Video 5.1
önemli olduğunda bu yapı kullanılır. Ayrıca, bilimsel raporlar, resmi yazışmalar veya haber makaleleri gibi
metinlerde sıkça karşılaşılan bir yapıdır.

1. The Passive Voice

Aşağıdaki tablo; etken (active) yapıların, “The Passive Voice” yapılarına nasıl dönüştüğünü göstermektedir. Video 5.2

Tense Active Passive

The governor rules the city in the The city is ruled by the governor in the
Present Simple
name of the king. name of the king.
The governor is ruling the city in The city is being ruled by the
Present Continuous
the name of the king. governor in the name of the king.
The governor has ruled the city in The city has been ruled by the
Present Perfect
the name of the king. governor in the name of the king.
The governor has been ruling the
Present Perfect Continuous X
city in the name of the king.
The governor ruled the city in the The city was ruled by the governor in
Past Simple
name of the king. the name of the king.
The governor was ruling the city in The city was being ruled by the
Past Continuous
the name of the king. governor in the name of the king.
The governor had ruled the city in The city had been ruled by the
Past Perfect
the name of the king. governor in the name of the king.
The governor had been ruling the
Past Perfect Continuous X
city in the name of the king.

Future Simple a) The governor will rule the city in a) The city will be ruled by the
the name of the king. governor in the name of the king.
a) will
b) The governor is going to rule b) The city is going to be ruled by the
b) be going to the city in the name of the king. governor in the name of the king.

The governor will be ruling the city
Future Continuous X
in the name of the king.
The governor will have ruled the The city will have been ruled by the
Future Perfect
city in the name of the king. governor in the name of the king.
The governor will have been ruling
Future Perfect Continuous X
the city in the name of the king.

Modals Active Passive

Modals (can, may, The governor should rule the The city should be ruled by the
should, could etc.) city in the name of the king. governor in the name of the king.
Video 5.3
Past Modals (could, The governor should have ruled The city should have been
should, must, might the city in the name of the king. ruled by the governor in the
etc. have +V ) name of the king.
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