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It Is Said That / He Is Said To (Be) Supposed To

This document discusses how to make passive constructions from sentences containing the phrases "It is said that" or "He/She is said to". It provides examples for a variety of tenses, including present, past, present perfect, present continuous, past continuous, and future. For each tense, an example is given of the active sentence, and then how that sentence could be rewritten in two different passive forms using "It is said that" or "He/She is said to". The document aims to illustrate how to transform sentences from active to passive voice when they contain reporting clauses.

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It Is Said That / He Is Said To (Be) Supposed To

This document discusses how to make passive constructions from sentences containing the phrases "It is said that" or "He/She is said to". It provides examples for a variety of tenses, including present, past, present perfect, present continuous, past continuous, and future. For each tense, an example is given of the active sentence, and then how that sentence could be rewritten in two different passive forms using "It is said that" or "He/She is said to". The document aims to illustrate how to transform sentences from active to passive voice when they contain reporting clauses.

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LANGUAGE CENTER – TACNA

It Is Said That / He Is Said To


(be) Supposed To (22nd cycle)
“Main clause + noun clause” can be made passive in two ways.
Example 1:
Active: People say that he lives abroad now.
Passive 1: It’s said that he lives abroad now.
Passive 2: He is said to live abroad now.

Example 2:

Active: People believe that he is the hero of the town.


Passive 1: It’s believed that he is the hero of the town.
Passive 2: He is believed to be the hero of the town.

Present "Be":
Active: They say (that) the man is a thief.
Passive 1: It’s said that the man is a thief.
Passive 2: The man is said to be a thief.

Simple Present Noun Clause:


Active: We understand that he dislikes children.
Passive 1: It’s understood that he dislikes children.
Passive 2: He is understood to dislike children.

Past "Be":
Active: They say that he was very rich in the past.
Passive 1: It’s said that he was rich in the past.
Passive 2: He is said to have been very rich in the past.
LANGUAGE CENTER – TACNA

Simple Past Noun Clause :


Active: People claim that he left the country two months ago.
Passive 1: It’s claimed that he left the country two months ago.
Passive 2: He is claimed to have left the country two months ago.

Present Perfect Noun Clause :


Active: People think that he has deserted his family.
Passive 1: It’s thought that he has deserted his family.
Passive 2: He is thought to have deserted his family.

Present Continuous Noun Clause :


Active: We think he is waiting there now.
Passive 1: It’s thought that he is waiting there now.
Passive 2: He is thought to be waiting there now.

Past Continuous Noun Clause :


Active: People say he was working very hard.
Passive 1: It’s said that he was working very hard.
Passive 2: He is said to have been working very hard.

Future Tense(will or going to) Noun Clause :


Active: People expect that the rate of exchange will go down soon.
Passive 1: It’s expected that the rate of crime will go down soon.
Passive 2: The rate of crime is expected to go down soon.

Present Passive Noun Clause :


Active: They say that a lot of electrical appliances are stolen every day.
Passive 1: It’s said that a lot of electrical appliances are stolen every day.
Passive 2: A lot of electrical appliances are said to be stolen every day.

Past Passive Noun Clause :


Active: They report that two people were killed in the explosion.
Passive 1: It’s reported that two people were killed in the explosion.
Passive 2: Two people are reported to have been killed in the explosion.

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