The passive with reporting verbs – It is said that
test-english.com › grammar-points › b1-b2Reporting verbs are verbs of saying or believing such as agree, announce, believe, claim, consider, expect, hope, know, report, say, suggest, think, understand, etc. And we can use their passive form for distancing in two different ways. Check the examples below: It is said that they are in Las Vegas. They are said to be in Las Vegas.
Lesson 15: Passive Voice
2qdocg2za8g336a8w21fo83z-wpengine.netdna-ssl.comExercise 1: Passive voice – various verb tenses Change these sentences to the passive voice, using a form of the verb be + past participle of the main verb. Warning – three of them can’t be made passive. Ex) Somebody gave me a form to fill out. Passive: I was given a form to fill out. 1.