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The impersonal passive - It is said/He is said to

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  1. It is said/He is said to - When do we use it?
  2. It is said/He is said to - How do we form it?
  3. Different tenses in personal passive constructions
  4. Progressive form of the infinitive
  5. Passive form of the infinitive
  6. The forms of the Infinitive

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The impersonal passive – It is said/He is said to It is said/He is said to – How do we form it?
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It is said/He is said to – How do we form it?

The impersonal passive – It is said/He is said to It is said/He is said to – How do we form it?

A. a pattern with a clause (impersonal passive form)
it + passive verb + that-clause

  • People say he takes drugs. (active)
    →It is said that he takes drugs.

B. a pattern with an infinitive (personal passive form)
subject + passive verb + infinitive

  • People say he takes drugs. (active)
    →He is said to take drugs.

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