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be + reported/said/thought + to + have + past participle

Band 7+task2speaking

A passive reporting structure used to say that someone/something is believed or reported to have done something (an action completed before the moment of reporting).

Examples

“The company is reported to have announced a new merger last week.”

“He is said to have left the country in 2019.”

“The minister was thought to have accepted bribes, according to investigators.”

Band 8 sentence

“Several factories in the region are reported to have violated emissions regulations over the past decade, according to independent audits.”

Collocations

  • is reported to have
  • was said to have
  • is thought to have

Word family

report verbreport nounbe reported to have + V3 grammar

Common mistakes

The company reported to have increased profits.→The company is reported to have increased its profits. / The company reported an increase in profits.

He is reported to left the country.→He is reported to have left the country.

Say it for a higher band

5People say that + clause→6It is said that + clause→7+be + reported/said/thought + to + have + past participle

Synonyms

It is reported that + clause

Easily confused

It is reported that + clause

“It is reported that the company has raised prices twice this year.”

Related words

By the time + clause, clauseWhether + clause (or not)So + adjective + that + clauseEven if + clause, clauseSuch + (a/an) + noun + that + clauseIf + past perfect, would have + past participleOn the one hand + clause; on the other hand + clauseGiven that + clause, + clause

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