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    This document provides information on using the passive voice in English. It lists different tenses that can be used in the passive voice like the present simple and past perfect. It also discusses using phrases like "it is said that" to make statements more impersonal, especially in news reports. Finally, it provides examples of rewriting sentences from active to passive voice.

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    This document provides information on using the passive voice in English. It lists different tenses that can be used in the passive voice like the present simple and past perfect. It also discusses using phrases like "it is said that" to make statements more impersonal, especially in news reports. Finally, it provides examples of rewriting sentences from active to passive voice.

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    BA

    the passive (all forms); it is said that. .., he is thought to..., et c.


    the passive (all forms)

    present simple Murderers are usually se ntenced to life imprisonment. 4 36 >))


    present continuous The trial is being held at the moment.
    present perfect My car h as b een stolen.
    past simple Jim was arrested last month.
    past continuous The cinema w as being rebuilt when it was set on fire.
    past perfect We saw that one of the windows had been broken.
    future The prisoner will b e released next month. The verdict is going to be given tomorrow.
    infinitive with to People used t o be impriso ned for stealing bread.
    infinitive without to You can be fined for parking on a yellow line.
    gerund He paid a fine to avoid being sent to jail.

    • Use the passive when you want to talk about an • If you also want to mention the person or thing that did
    action, but you are not so interested in saying the action (the agent), use by. However, in the majority
    who or what does / did the action. of passive sentences the agent is not mentioned.

    it is said that..., he is thought to... , etc.


    active passive 4 37>))
    1 They say that the fire was started deliberately. It is said t h at the fire was started deliberately.
    People think that the mayor will resign. It is thought that the mayor will resign.
    2 People say the man is in his 40s. The man is said to be in his 40s.
    The police believe he has left the country. He is believed to have left the country.

    • This formal structure is used especially in news You can use It is said, believed, etc. + that+ clause.
    reports and on TV with the verbs know, tell, You can use He, The man, etc. (i.e. the subject of the clause)
    understand, report, expect, say, and think. It +is said, believed, etc.+ to+ infinitive (e.g. to be) or perfect
    makes the information sound more impersonal. infinitive (e.g. to have been).

    a Rewrite the sentences in the passive, without the agent. b R ephrase the sentences in two ways to make them
    The police caught the burglar immediately. more formal.
    The burBlar was cauBht immediately. People think the murderer is a wom an.
    1 Police closed the road after the accident. It is thouBht that the murderer is a woman.
    The road .. . The murderer is thouBht to be a woman.
    2 Somebody has stolen my handbag. 1 Police b elieve the burglar is a local man.
    My handbag . .. It ...
    3 They are painting my house. The burglar .. .
    My house ... 2 People say the muggers are very dangerous.
    4 They'll hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss the problem. It ...
    A meeting ... The muggers . . .
    5 If they hadn't found the b omb in time, it would have 3 Police think the robber entered through an open
    exploded. w indow.
    If the bomb .. . It ...
    6 The police can arrest you for driving without a licence. T h e robber. ..
    You ... 4 Police say the murderer has disappeared.
    7 Miranda thinks som eon e was following her last night. It ...
    Miranda thinks she ... The murderer ...
    8 I hate som ebody waking me up when I'm fast asleep. 5 Lawyers expect that the trial will last three weeks.
    I h ate ... It ...
    9 They're going to close the local police station. The trial. ..
    The local police station . ..

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