The PASSIVE VOICE

MCHUL NV
ngilis dilind tsirli fellrin iki nv vardr: mlum nv (The Active Voice), mchul nv (The
Passive Voice).gr hrkti icra edn mlumdursa,bu zaman tsirli fel mlum nvd olur. gr
hrktin icras mlum olmazsa, bu zaman tsirli fel mchul nvd olur.
The workers built a new house. (The Active Voive) A new house was built. (The Passive Voice)
ilr yeni ev tikdilr.
Yeni ev tikildi.
Mchul nvd btn zaman formalar aadak dstur vasitsil dzlir.
To be + Participle II (P2 )
Burada to be kmki feli ilndiyi hr bir zamana uyun olaraq dyiir. Mlum nvn
tamaml mchul nvd mbtda rolunda x edir v bu mbtdaya sasn fel tk v ya cm
olur. Mlum nvn mbtdas mchul nv kerkn by v ya with il ilnir.
By canllarla, with canszlarla istifad olunur.
We cut the bread with a knife. - Biz ryi baqla ksirik
The bread was cut with a knife. - rk baqla ksilir.
My questions were answered by the teacher. - Mnim suallarm mllim trfindn
cavablandrld.
Present Simple:
Active
tell(s); play(s) / do, does...?

Passive
am/ are/is+ told; played

My mother cleans the kitchen every day.

Anam hr gn mtbxi tmizlyir.

The kitchen is cleaned every day.

Mtbx hr gn tmizlnir.

My friend sells stamps in this shop.

Dostum bu maazada markalar satr.

Stamps are sold in this shop.

Markalar bu maazada satlr.

Past Simple
Active
told; played / did...?

The guide met us at the station.

Bldi bizi stansiyada qarlad.
Students wrote the dictation then.
agirdlr daha sonra imla yazdlar.

Passive
was/ were +told; played

We were met at the station by the guide.

Biz bldi trfindn stansiyada qarlandq.
The dictation was written by students then.
mla daha sonra agirdlr trfindn yazld.

Future Simple
Active
shall/ will + tell; play

Passive
shall / will +be+told; played

My mother will clean the kitchen tomorrow.

Anam sabah mtbxi tmizlyck.
He will finish his new book next year.
O yeni kitabn gln il bitirck.

The kitchen will be cleaned tomorrow.

Mtbx sabah tmizlnck.
His new book will be finished next year.
Onun yeni kitab gln il bitck.

Present continuous
Active
am/are/is + telling; playing

Passive
am/ are/is+being+told; played

She is translating the article.

O, mqal trcm edir.

The article is being translated by her.

Mqal onun trfindn trcm olunur.

The workers are building the bridge now.

ilr indi krp tikir.

The bridge is being built now.

Krp indi tikilir.

Past Continuous
Active
was / were+telling; playing

Passive
was/ were+being+told; played

They were repairing the roof at 3 yesterday.

Dnn saat 3-d onlar dam tmir edirdilr.

The roof was being repairing at 3 yesterday.

Dam saat 3-d tmir olunurdu.

Somebody was recording our conversation.

Kims bizim shbtimizi lent alrd.

Our conversation was being recorded.

Bizim shbtimiz lent alnrd.

Present perfect
Active
have/has+ told; played

Passive
have/has+been+ told; played

Leila has picked up the flowers.

Leyla gl drib.

The flowers have been picked up.

Gllr drilib.

We have cleaned our room.

Biz otamz tmizldik.

Our room has been cleaned.

Otamz tmizlndi.

Past Perfect
Active
had+ told; played

Passive
had+been+ told; played

Ali had sent the telegram by 3 yesterday.

Dnn saat 3- kimi li teleqram gndrmidi.

The telegram had been sent by 3 yesterday.

Teleqram dnn saat 3- kimi gndrilib.

The girl had finished the work before we came in. The work had been finished before we came
in.

Biz glmmidn vvl qiz ii bitirmidi.

biz glmmidn vvl bitmidi.

Modal Verbs
Active
can/must/should would/may/might + tell;
play

We can translate the book.

Biz kitab trcm ed bilirik.
The scientist must do this work very carefully.
Alim bu ii ox diqqtl etmlidir.

Passive
can/must/should would/may/might
+ be+told; played

The book can be translated by us.

Kitab bizim trfimizdn trcm oluna bilr
This work must be done very carefully.
Bu i ox diqqtl edilmlidir.

Mchul nvd olan cmllrin mumi sualn dzldrkn birinci kmki fel mbtdadan
vvl keir.
A lot of money was stolen from the shops.
All the sweets had been eaten.
Maazadan oxlu pul ourlanb.
Btn irniyyatlar yeyilib.

Was a lot of money stolen from the shop?

Maazadan oxlu pul ourlanb?

Had all the sweets been eaten?

Btn irniyyatlar yeyilib?

Mchul nvd olan cmllrin inkarn dzldrkn birinci kmki feldn sonra not inkar
hissciyi artrlr.
The telegram had not been sent by that time yesterday.
Dnn bu vaxta kimi telegram gndrilmmidi.
Mlum nvd olan xsusi sual cmlsini mchul nv keirrkn mlum nvn mbtdas
mchul nv kemz.
When did they bring the book? - Onlar kitab haan gtrb?
When was the book brought? - Kitab hacan gtrlb?
Mchul nvd olan sual cmllrind iki yana feil gl bilmz.
When the book was brought?
Where old letters are kept?
Yalnz mchul nvn mbtdasna sual verilrkn iki ardcl fel yana iln bilr.
The window was broken.
What was broken?
Mchul nvn mbtdasna veriln suallarda by sznsndn istifad edilmlidir.
Who by? = By whom
Who repaired the roof?
Who was the roof repaired by? = By whom was the roof repaired?

Who paid the bill?

Who was the bill paid by? = By whom was the bill paid?
Mlum nvd olan cmllrd bzi fellrdn sonra iki tamamlq ildil bilr. O zaman
aadak hr iki hal dorudur.
They gave the police the information.
The police were given the information.
The information was given the police.

They tell him the story every day.

He is told the story every day.
The story is told every day.

gr mlum nvn mbtdas xs vzliyi il ifad olunubsa, mchul nvd by szns il

istifad olunarkn hmin xs vzliyi zn uyun obyekt hala evrilir.
They will send a book.
A book will be sent by them.

She fed the baby.

The baby was fed by me.

gr mlum nvn tamaml obyekt halda olan vzlikl ifad olunarsa, hmin tamamlq
mchul nvn mbtdasna evrilrkn mvafiq xs vzliyi il vz olunur.
She gave him a letter.
He was given a letter.

I teach her English.

He is taught English.

gr mlum nvn tamamlnn nnd szn ilnibs bu zaman hmin cmlni mchul
nv evirrkn szn sas feldn sonra ilnir.
Leila has picked up these flowers.
These flowers have been picked up.

They listened to the lecturer with interest.

The lecturer was listened to with interest.

Mlum nvd olan mumi sual cmllrinin mchul nv keirrkn mlum nvn kmki feli
mchul nvd zamana uyun to be feli il vz olunur.
Did you open the window?
Was the window opened?

Does she take the baby to the park?

Is the baby taken to the park?