Ch 2

Advanced Passive Structures

He is thought to have left · She is believed to be hiding · There is said to be · being asked · got caught

Exercise 1
Choose the correct form
8 points
Tap the correct answer.
1
The painting is believed _____ in the 1600s.
2
The suspect is thought _____ in a hotel at the moment.
3
_____ said to be a secret tunnel under the school.
4
Nobody enjoys _____ at.
5
He hopes _____ for the national team.
6
She _____ fined for parking there.
7
The band are said _____ together for twenty years.
8
_____ been told twice, he still forgot.
Exercise 2
Rewrite with the passive
6 points
Complete the second sentence so it means the same.
1
People think he won the race. → He is thought the race.
2
People believe she is working abroad. → She is believed abroad.
3
People say there is a ghost in the house. → There a ghost in the house.
4
I hate it when people interrupt me. → I hate .
5
They expect that someone will invite them. → They expect .
6
Someone caught him stealing. (informal) → He stealing.