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215 THE PASIVE VOICE

 Cümlede be fiilinden başka bir fiil varsa, zaman zarfı yardımcı fiilden hemen sonra veya be
fiilinden sonra kullanılmalıdır:

Your car has already been repaired.
Your car has been already repaired.

He has never been invited to the parties held by his classmates.
He has been never invited to the parties held by his classmates.

▀ The passive form of modals

Modal + be + past participle

They can speak Turkish. Turkish can be spoken.
could could
would would
will will
must must
have to has to
had to had to
ought to ought to
should should
may may
might might
are able to ----
are going to is going to
are to is to
used to used to
had better had better
had rather ----
would rather ----

Modal + have been + past participle
They can have spoken Turkish Turkish can have been spoken Turkish.
could could
should should
must must
ought to ought to
may may
might might
would would
were to were to