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PASSIVE VOICE (Advanced)

I. Personal and Impersonal passive (sử dụng với think, believe, say, report, know,
expect, consider, understand, etc…)
1/ Khi main verb ở thời HIỆN TẠI
Công thức chủ động
People/they + think/say/suppose/believe/consider/report.....+ that + S2+V2
>> Bị động:
a/ It is thought/said/ supposed/believed/considered/reported...+ that + S2 +V2
( trong đó clause = S + Vinf + O)
b/ Động từ trong clause để ở thì HTĐ hoặc TLĐ
S + am/is/are + thought/ said/supposed... + to + Vinf
VD: People say that he is a good doctor.
>> It's said that he is a good doctor.
He is said to be a good doctor.
c/ Động từ trong clause để ở thời QKĐ hoặc HTHT.
S + am/is/are + thought/ said/ supposed... + to + have + P2.
VD: People think he stole my car.
>> It's thought he stole my car.
He is thought to have stolen my car.
2/ Khi main verb ở thời QUÁ KHỨ.
Công thức: 
People/they + thought/said/supposed...+ that + clause.
>>Bị động:
a/ It was + thought/ said/ supposed...+ that + clause.
b/ Động từ trong clause để ở thì QKĐ:
S + was/were + thought/ said/ supposed... + to + Vinf.
VD: People said that he revealed the information
>> It was said that he revealed the information
He was said to reveal the information
c/ Động từ trong clause ở thì QKHT 
S + was/were + thought/ said/ supposed... + to + have + P2.
VD: They thought he had killed his wife
>> It was thought he had killed his wife
He was thought to have killed his wife
II. Rewrite these sentences :
1. They say that she is the best singer in this town.
She
2. They believe he will be the winner.
It
3. People think that Tom stole food in the supermarket 3 days ago.
Tom
4. Someone reported that the situation was under control.
The situation
5. It is said that she works 16 hours a day.
She
6. Someone thinks that the company is planning a new advertising campaign.
The company
7. Everyone expects that the soap opera will end next year.
It
8. It is alleged that the man drove through the town at 90 miles an hour.
The man
9. Someone believed that the President had suffered a heart attack.
The president
10. They think that the prisoners escaped by climbing over the wall.
The prisoners
11. It is reported that the buildings have been badly damaged by fire.
The buildings
12. It is reported that many people are homeless after the floods.
Many people
13. We all expected that Marta will pass the exam.
It
14. We knew that you are in town on the night of the crime.
You
15. People believe that he was killed by terrorists.
He

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