Citation :
Construction passive de certaines phrases complexes ¤ Rapporter des paroles ou une opinion
On utilise BELIEVE, CONSIDER, DECLARE, HEAR, KNOW,... au passif, suivis de TO.
They are said to... On dit qu'ils...
She is believed to... On pense qu'elle...
He is thought to... On pense qu'il
- S'il n'y a pas de décalage temporel entre les deux propositions, on utilise l'infinitif simple.
ex. : They think that he owns dangerous weapons.
-> He is thought to own dangerous weapons.
- Si le fait dont on parle est antérieur à SAY, THINK, etc..., on utilise l'infinitif à la forme HAVE -EN.
ex. : They say that he was killed during the attack.
-> He is said to have been killed during the attack.
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