LessonsThe Passive Past TenseQuiz

Work through one sentence step by step.

شَرِبَ الْوَلَدُ الْمَاءَ → The boy drank the water.

1. Put the past verb on فُعِلَ: dammah on فاء کلمہ and kasrah on عین کلمہ.
2. Omit the doer الْوَلَدُ.
3. Raise the former object الْمَاءَ to الْمَاءُ.

Result: شُرِبَ الْمَاءُ — The water was drunk.

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How to Form the Passive

The Passive Past Tense

Work through one sentence step by step.

شَرِبَ الْوَلَدُ الْمَاءَ → The boy drank the water.

1. Put the past verb on فُعِلَ: dammah on فاء کلمہ and kasrah on عین کلمہ.
2. Omit the doer الْوَلَدُ.
3. Raise the former object الْمَاءَ to الْمَاءُ.

Result: شُرِبَ الْمَاءُ — The water was drunk.