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Passive infinitive
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• Sample sentences
• He is said to know some very influential people.
• Our manager is believed to be leaving the
  company.
• The company is claimed to have lost a great deal
  on the project.

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• Form
• It is said that a very rich
  man.
• is said

he
is
He
to be
a very rich man.
passive infinitive
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• Form
• It is said that
• is said

inflation
is rising.
to be rising.
Inflation
passive infinitive
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• Form
• It is said that a lot of money.
• is said .

the company
lost
The company
to have lost
a lot of money
passive infinitive
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Infinitives

• To refer to the present or future we use present
  simple infinitive.
• It is believed that he is a good manager.
• He is believed to be a good manager.
• 2. To refer to an activity in progress at the
  moment of speaking we use present continuous
  infinitive.
• It is rumoured that inflation is increasing.
• Inflation is rumoured to be increasing.
• 3. To refer to the past we use perfect
  infinitive.
• It is said that they suffered huge losses last
  year.
• They are said to have suffered huge losses last
  year.

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Present simple infinitive

• It is claimed that he is the richest man in
  Serbia.
• He is claimed to be the richest man in Serbia.
• 2. It is expected that the company will move its
  premises to London next year.
• The company is expected to move its premises to
  London next year.

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Present continuous infinitive

• It is expected that they are planning a major new
  investment.
• They are expected to be planning a major new
  investment.
• 2. It is believed that our manager will be
  staying in Paris for five days.
• Our manager is believed to be staying in Paris
  for five days.

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Perfect infinitive

• It is thought that he made a lot of money last
  year.
• He is thought to have made a lot of money last
  year.
• 2. It is claimed that prices have risen again.
• Prices are claimed to have risen again.

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We use the passive infinitive

• 3. with verbs such as
• SAY
• THINK
• ALLEGE
• CONSIDER
• BELIEVE
• REPORT
• RUMOUR
• SUPPOSE
• KNOW
• EXPECT
• UNDERSTAND

1. when the statement is speculative (the
information is not confirmed) Many investment
banks are believed to have suffered losses in
recent months.
2. mainly in newspaper reporting The Hungarian
economy is expected to expand by 6 over the next
two years.
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• It is said that the minister is in favour of
  decreasing corporation tax.
• The minister is said to be in favour of
  decreasing corporation tax.
• It is thought that the board has made the
  decision.
• The board is thought to have made the decision.
• It is considered that he is the best chairman the
  company has ever had.
• He is considered to be the best chairman the
  company has ever had.
• 4. It is believed that English is the most
  widely spoken language.
• English is believed to be the most widely spoken
  language.

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• It is known that Mr. Brown is stealing iron from
  the factory.
• Mr. Brown is known to be stealing iron from the
  factory.
• It is thought that many investment banks have
  suffered losses in the junk bond market.
• Many investment banks are thought to have
  suffered losses in the junk bond market.
• It is known that Ericsson is looking at the
  possibility of outsourcing its low price phones
  in Taiwan.
• Ericsson is known to be looking at the
  possibility of outsourcing its low price phones
  in Taiwan.
• It is believed that the company will expand its
  range of services.
• The company is believed to expand its range of
  services.

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• People consider that the team will be classified
  for the final.
• It is considered that the team will be classified
  for the final.
• The team is considered to be classified for the
  final.
• 2. Everybody says that he settled the business.
• It is said that he settled the business.
• He is said to have settled the business.
• 3. They have thought the sportsmen are arriving
  today.
• It has been thought the sportsmen are arriving
  today.
• The sportsmen have been thought to be arriving
  today.
• 4. Citizens presume that the government is
  responsible for the accident.
• It is presumed that the government is responsible
  for the accident.
• The government is presumed to be responsible for
  the accident.
• 5. The shareholders thought that the group had
  rejected the offer.
• It was thought that the group had rejected the
  offer.
• The group was thought to have rejected the offer.
• 6. They say that the meeting will be held here.
• It is said that the meeting will be held here.
• The meeting is said to be held here.

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Read the article about Manchester United, then
complete it with the verbs in the brackets. Put
the first verb in the present simple passive (to
be done) and the second verb in a suitable form
of the infinitive (to do, to be doing, or to have
done).
Manchester United just a game of
football? Manchester United (1) _______________
(suppose/have) between 10 million and 30 million
supporters throughout the world. In Norway, for
example, one in every 140 people (2)
_______________ (say/be) a registered supporter.
Ticket sales and merchandising contribute over
half of the clubs revenue, with television
contributing a further 20.
IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE
IS SAID TO BE
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ARE KNOWN TO BE LOOKING AT
But senior executives (3) _____________________
(know/look at) other ways to generate income at
the moment. For example, the club (4)
_________________ (believe/develop) e-commerce
initiatives through a series of alliances. Costs
at the club continue to increase. A few years ago
the club (5) ________________ (report/spend) 30m
on a plan to expand the capacity of the stadium
from 55,000 seats to 67,400 seats. But this (6)
_______________ (think/be) a good investment as
it will generate nearly 7.5 million in
additional turnover annually.
IS BELIEVED TO BE DEVELOPING
IS REPORTED TO HAVE SPENT
IS THOUGHT TO BE
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The main costs at the club are the salaries of
the players. A couple of years ago the teams
captain (7) _______________ (understand/negotiate)
a four-year contract worth over eight figures.
IS UNDERSTOOD TO HAVE NEGOTIATED