1.

People believe [that English IS the most widely spoken language]

It is believed that English IS the most widely spoken language.

English is believed TO BE the most widely spoken language. NO THAT!

2. Police have reported [that Peter CAUSED the accident]

It has been reported that Peter CAUSED the accident.

Peter has been reported TO HAVE CAUSED the accident. NO THAT!

FOUR INFINITIVE FORMS

Simple To report Informar

Continuous to be reporting Estar informando
Perfect To have reported Haber informado
Perfect Continuous To have been reporting Haber estado informando

Simple: It is used when it carries the idea of present or future

a) Lisa is said TO WORK hard.

b) My father is presumed TO COME tomorrow

Continuous: It is used when the verb is in continuous form

a) ACTIVE: They say that Josh is finishing his final project

b) PASSIVE: Josh is said TO BE FINISHING his final project

Perfect: It is used when it carries an idea of past

a) ACTIVE: The teacher said that the students were/have been/had been ill.
b) PASSIVE: The students were said TO HAVE BEEN ill

Perfect Continuous: when the verb carries an idea of past and is in its continuous form

a) ACTIVE: The police said that he was being/has been being/had been being arrested
b) PASSIVE: He was said TO HAVE BEEN BEING arrested.
1. It is said that he is an honest, hard-working man.

2. It is considered that this surgeon is a brilliant practitioner.

3. It is now thought that some redundancy in the Midlands is inevitable.

4. It was proved that the statements he had made were false.

5. It was understood that Mr Smith was willing to meet the British Prime Minister.

6. It is believed that the Chancellor is thinking of imposing special taxes to raise extra
revenue.

7. It is expected that the electricity supply industry will be running into surplus capacity
by

next year.

8. It is reported that several American motor manufacturers are planning to set up

assembly

plants overseas.

9. It is expected that the brewers will raise the price of beer in the near future.

10. It was claimed that the drug produced no undesirable side-effects.

11. It is said that the police acted with great restraint, despite provocation.

12. It was alleged that the Prime Minister had misled the House

13. It is believed that the Government has had second thoughts on this problem.

14. It was believed that the explosion had been caused by a mine.

15. It is presumed that the ship's radio equipment was put out of the action during the
fire.

16. It was later admitted that the information had been obtained from unreliable
sources.
3. A journalist reports that they are leaving Las Vegas tomorrow

night.

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4. The lecturer thought that Columbus never realized that he had

discovered America.

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5. Their parents thought that the teenagers were dancing at the

disco.

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6. Everybody thinks that she sings beautifully

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7. The children reported that their friends were swimming when they

disappeared.

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8. People believed that they had killed the animals during the night.

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9. My friends think that my parents are the best parents in the world.

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10. They believed that the horse was a present.

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11.People are thinking that drugs are very dangerous.

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12.They knew that Mr. Brown was stealing iron from the factory.

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13.Ancient people thought that the stars would fall on them.

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14. People consider that the team will be classified for the final.

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15. Everybody says that he settled the business.

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1. They claim that this diamond is the largest in the World.
2. The patients consider that she is an excellent dentist.
3. Journalists reported that many people had been injured in the earthquake.
4. Military authorities believed that the explosion had been caused by a mine.
5. Citizens think that the monument is over 1.000 years old.
6. Researchers said that the reports were ready.
7. The lady thought that she had stolen the money.
8. Some guys said that the boss is an incredible man.