IMPERSONAL PASSIVE

Noun + verb in passive form + infinitive / perfect infinitive

1)She is said to like pears

People SAY that she LIKES pears TO LIKE
Present Present (Simple)
she IS GOING to school TO BE GOING
Present (continuous)
she IS KNOWN for excellent cooking TO BE KNOWN
Present (simple – passive)
she IS BEING OPERATED on. TO BE BEING OPERATED
Present (continuous - passive)

People SAID that she WORKED in a bank TO WORK

Past Past (simple)
she WAS PLAYING with dolls. TO BE PLAYING
Past (continuous)
she WAS COVERED in dirt. TO BE COVERED
Past (simple - passive)
she WAS BEING SHOWN the garden. TO BE BEING
SHOWN
Past (continuous – passive)

2)She is said to have helped Helen

she helped Helen to have helped
People SAY that
Present ……Past (simple)
she was running home. to have been running
Past (continuous)
she was hurt in Korea. to have been hurt
……Past (simple - passive)
she was being questioned by the Police. to have been being
questioned
Past (continuous - passive)

People SAID that she had seen a ghost to have seen

Past Past perfect
she had been sleeping all night to have been sleeping
Past perfect continuous
she had been robbed on the street to have been robbed
Past perfect - passive

IMPERSONAL PASSIVE

Common verbs:
AGREE ESTIMATE KNOW SUGGEST
ASSUME EXPECT PRESUME SUPPOSE
BELIEVE FEEL REGARD THINK
CLAIM FIND REPORT UNDERSTAND
CONSIDER GUARANTEE SAY

Impersonal passive – another method:

It + verb in passive + that clause.

It is thought that new railway will connect remote areas of the country.
It was believe that she has been hit by a car.