You will turn a neutral account of ongoing work into a short report. The goal is to change the register while keeping the same action, participants and time reference.
The idea
For an ongoing process, a report may use incelemektedir where everyday language uses inceliyor. Forms with -mektedir or -maktadır present the process in a formal style; they do not mean it has finished. Keep the voice: kullanılıyor becomes kullanılmaktadır, whereas kullanıyor becomes kullanmaktadır. The formal ending itself does not make a verb passive. Neutral forms with -iyor are also possible in writing; choose a register that suits the text and use it consistently.
| Neutral account | Formal report |
|---|---|
| Ekip verileri inceliyor. | Ekip verileri incelemektedir. |
| Bu yöntem kullanılıyor. | Bu yöntem kullanılmaktadır. |
| Ekip verileri dün inceledi. | Ekip verileri dün inceledi. |
Examples
- Ekip verileri incelemektedir.The team is examining the data.
- Çalışmalar atölyede sürmektedir.Work is continuing in the workshop.
- Araştırmacılar bugün çalışmaktadır.The researchers are working today.
- Bu yöntem küçük atölyelerde kullanılmaktadır.This method is being used in small workshops.
- Ekip verileri dün inceledi.The team examined the data yesterday.
- Ekip verileri inceliyor.The team is examining the data.
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Watch out
Do not replace every past predicate with an ongoing one to sound formal. In Ekip verileri dün inceledi., the examination is a completed event. Replacing inceledi with incelemektedir changes the timeline, not just the style. Written Turkish can use the ordinary past.
Try it yourself
The team is still examining the data. Choose the formal report form for the gap; write only the predicate.
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incelemektedir
incelemektedir: the team is still examining the data, so this formal predicate preserves the ongoing action and keeps the team as the doer.
The examination finished yesterday. Choose the predicate that preserves this fact in a report.
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inceledi
inceledi: the prompt says the examination finished yesterday. This past form preserves that completed event; formality does not require changing its time.
Keep “is being used” passive when making the sentence formal. Choose and write only the predicate.
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kullanılmaktadır
kullanılmaktadır: the method is being used by someone. The passive remains, so the method does not become the user, as it would with kullanmaktadır.
You are sending a casual message to a friend about ongoing work. Choose the more conversational predicate.
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sürüyor
sürüyor: this is the ordinary choice for a friendly message about work still in progress. Sürmektedir describes the same continuation but sounds more formal.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
The team is still examining the data. Choose the formal report form for the gap; write only the predicate.
The examination finished yesterday. Choose the predicate that preserves this fact in a report.
Keep “is being used” passive when making the sentence formal. Choose and write only the predicate.
You are sending a casual message to a friend about ongoing work. Choose the more conversational predicate.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Write a three-sentence progress report: one completed task, one task still in progress and one process with an unnamed doer. Then retell it in a message to a friend without changing the timeline.