Impersonal Passive Maria Speaks English 2Qué es una pasiva impersonal? Es una estructura que se usa sobre todo en los writings formales y académicos. Asi que si quieres sumar puntos, pay attention! Itis said that Ariana Grande is a great singer Ariana Grande is said to be a great singer * Utilizamos esta estructura para referimos a lo que la gente habla, dice, piensa, cree... * En espafiol equivale a “se dice...” “se cree...” * En esta estructura siempre vamos a encontrar un reporting verb: say, believe, know, report, claim, think, consider, mention. Maria Speaks English e: Ejemplos Como hemos visto, hay dos formas de hacer pasivas impersonales: It is said that Ariana Grande is a great singer Ariana Grande is said to be a great singer Vamos a hacer una juntos: People believe that the President is loyal = that the President is loyal It__ believed that the President is loyal Itis believed that the President is loyal Maria Speaks English 2Ejemplos The owners agreed that the theatre must be closed i that the theatre must be closed It__ agreed that the theatre must be closed It was agreed that the theatre must be closed Maria Speaks English 2Ejemplos The council has announced that the celebrations are cancelled It________ that the celebrations are cancelled It announced that the celebrations are cancelled It has been announced that the celebrations are cancelled Maria Speaks English 2Ejemplos People thought that the Earth was flat It________ that the Earth was flat It__ thought that the Earth was flat It was thought that the Earth was flat Maria Speaks English 2Ejemplos (Segundo tipo) People believe that the President is loyal The President is believed to be loyal Presente G9 to + infinitivo Pasado simple GJ to + have + participio Presente continuo G3 to + be + ing ’ Pasado continuo GJ to + have been + ing Maria Speaks English 2Ejemplos (Segundo tipo) People think that Ariana Grande was a great singer Ariana Grande is thought to have been a great singer Presente G3 to + infinitivo Pasado simple GJ to + have + participio v Presente continuo J to + be + ing Pasado continuo GJ to + have been + ing Maria Speaks English 2Ejemplos (Segundo tipo) Newspapers report that Meghan Markle is going for a walk right now Meghan Markle is reported to be going for a walk right now Presente (3 to + infinitivo Pasado simple Gj to + have + participio vu Presente continuo GJ to + be + ing Pasado continuo G3 to + have been + ing Maria Speaks English 2Ejemplos (Segundo tipo) People believe that Harry Styles was lying about his relationship Harry Styles is believed to have been lying about his relationship Presente G3 to + infinitivo Pasado simple GJ to + have + participio v Presente continuo G3 to + be + ing Pasado continuo GJ to + have been + ing Maria Speaks English 2Let's go for it! People said that Beyonce was poor before becoming a singer It was said that Beyonce was poor before becoming a singer Beyonce was said to have been poor before becoming a singer Presente G3 to + infinitivo Pasado simple Gj to + have + participio Presente continuo G3 to + be + ing Pasado continuo G3 to + have been + ing Maria Speaks English 2Let's go for it! Experts know that the experiment failed It is known that the experiment failed The experiment is known to have failed Maria Speaks English 2