The Passive with Reporting Verbs: It is said that … — Exercise 1

1It is believed — choose —that the company will growto growto have grown rapidly next year.

2She is said — choose —that she lives abroadto liveto have lived abroad for many years.

3The new phone is expected — choose —that it will be releasedto be releasedto have been released in March.

4He is thought — choose —that he knows the answerto knowto have known the answer to the problem.

5The actress is reported — choose —that she won the awardto winto have won the award last night.

6It is claimed — choose —that the bridge is unsafeto be unsafeto have been unsafe after the earthquake.

7The manager is believed — choose —that he is working lateto be workingto have worked tonight.

8It is expected — choose —that prices will riseto riseto have risen before the end of the year.

9He is known — choose —that he speaks five languagesto speakto have spoken five languages fluently.

10The document is believed — choose —that it was lostto be lostto have been lost during the transfer.