IMPERSONAL REPORTING STRUCTURES
1. PEOPLE SAY THAT THE PRESIDENT KNOWS ALL ABOUT IT
2. THEY KNOW THAT THE HOUSE HAS GONE UP IN VALUE
3. THEY REPORTED THAT JOHN HAD TAKEN ALL THE MONEY
4. PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT THE TELEPHONE WAS A USELESS INVENTION
IT+BE+PAST PARTICIPLE (BELIEVE, SAY, THINK, REPORT..) + THAT CLAUSE
1. IT IS SAID THAT THE PRESIDENT KNOWS ALL ABOUT IT
2. IT IS KNOWN THAT THE HOUSE HAS GONE UP IN VALUE
3. IT WAS REPORTED THAT JOHN HAD TAKEN ALL THE MONEY
4. IT WAS THOUGHT THAT THE TELEPHONE WAS A USELESS INVENTION
SUBJECT+BE+PAST PARTICIPLE(BELIEVE,SAY, THINK, KNOW, REPORT..) + PRESENT INFINITIVE (TO DO)
+PAST INFINTIVE (TO HAVE DONE)
1. THE PRESIDENT IS SAID TO KNOW ALL ABOUT IT
2. THE HOUSE IS KNOWN TO HAVE GONE UP IN VALUE
3. JOHN WAS REPORTED TO HAVE TAKEN ALL THE MONEY
4. THE TELEPHONE WAS THOUGHT TO BE A USELESS INVENTION
(Both actions happened during the same period of time so there is not need to use the past infinitive)