IT IS SAID THAT/HE IS

SAID TO/HE IS
SUPPOSED TO
Made by: Christian Yumisaca
Patricia Vinueza

IT IS SAID THAT, HE IS SAID

TO, AND SOMETIMES (BE)
SUPPOSED TO
HAVE THE MEANING
"PEOPLE SAY..." AND THEY
ARE OFTEN USED IN NEWS
REPORTS.

I.E. AN OLD LADY IN MY TOWN DIED

LAST WEEK, AND PEOPLE SAY THAT SHE
GAVE A LOT OF MONEY TO CHARITY.
IT IS SAID THAT

HE IS SAID TO

It is said that she gave a She is said to have given a

lot of money to charity. lot of money to charity.

(BE) SUPPOSED TO

She is supposed to have

given a lot of money to
charity.

SOME OTHER VERBS ARE

ALSO USED IN THIS
CONSTRUCTION:
thought, believed, considered,
reported, known, expected, alleged,
understood

BUT (BE) SUPPOSED TO ALSO HAS A FEW

OTHER MEANINGS. IT CAN ALSO MEAN
SOMETHING THAT IS:

planned, arranged, or expected.

i.e. I have to go home now

because I'm supposed to make

dinner for my little sister.

NOT SUPPOSED TO IS USED FOR THINGS

THAT ARE NOT ALLOWED OR NOT ADVISABLE.

i.e. You're not supposed to go outside

with your hair wet.

PRESENT "BE":
Active: They say (that) the man is a thief.
Passive 1: Its said that the man is a thief.
Passive 2: The man is said to be a thief.

SIMPLE PRESENT:
Active: We understand that he dislikes children.
Passive 1: Its understood that he dislikes
children.
Passive 2: He is understood to dislike children.

 PAST "BE":

Active: They say that he was very rich in the past.

Passive 1: Its said that he was rich in the past.
Passive 2: He is said to have been very rich in the past.
SIMPLE PAST NOUN CLAUSE :

Active: People claim that he left the country two months ago.
Passive 1: Its claimed that he left the country two months
ago.
Passive 2: He is claimed to have left the country two months
ago.

 PRESENT CONTINUOUS :

Active: We think he is waiting there now.

Passive 1: Its thought that he is waiting there
now.
Passive 2: He is thought to be waiting there now.

PAST CONTINUOUS :

Active: People say he was working very hard.

Passive 1: Its said that he was working very hard.
Passive 2: He is said to have been working very

 PRESENT PERFECT :

Active: People think that he has deserted his family.

Passive 1: Its thought that he has deserted his family.
Passive 2: He is thought to have deserted his family.
FUTURE TENSE(WILL OR GOING TO) :

Active: People expect that the rate of exchange will go down

soon.
Passive 1: Its expected that the rate of crime will go down
soon.
Passive 2: The rate of crime is expected to go down soon.

 PRESENT PASSIVE NOUN CLAUSE :

Active: They say that a lot of electrical appliances are stolen every day.
Passive 1: Its said that a lot of electrical appliances are stolen every
day.
Passive 2: A lot of electrical appliances are said to be stolen every day.
PAST PASSIVE NOUN CLAUSE :

Active: They report that two people were killed in the explosion.
Passive 1: Its reported that two people were killed in the explosion.
Passive 2: Two people are reported to have been killed in the explosion.

EXERCISE:

REWRITE EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING THE

STRUCTURE: IT IS SAID THAT.

They say (that) the man is a thief.

Its said that the man is a thief.

We understand that he dislikes children.

Its understood that he dislikes

children.

They say that he was very rich in the past.

Its said that he was rich in the past.

People claim that he left the country two months ago.

Its claimed that he left the country two months ago.
People think that he has deserted his family.
Its thought that he has deserted his family.
We
Itsthink
thought
he is
waiting
he isthat
waiting
there
now. there

now.

People
saythat
he was
working
very very
hard.hard.
Its said
he was
working

People expect that the rate of exchange will go down soon.

Its expected that the rate of crime will go down soon.

THANK YOU