Reported passive

Egypt ............................. to be the land of civilizations.

• knows

• is known

• is knowing

• has known

People think that the Chinese invented gunpowder.

The reporting passive for the sentence is ......................

• The Chinese are thought to invent gunpowder.

• The Chinese are thought to be inventing gunpowder.

• The Chinese are thought to have invented gunpowder.

• The Chinese is thought to invent gunpowder.

People believe that the 25th of January has been the Egyptian revolution.

• The 25th of January is believed to have been the Egyptian revolution.

• The 25th of January is believed to be the Egyptian revolution.

In 1998 aliens were reported........in Nebraska, USA.

• to be landed

• had landed

• to have landed

• landing

Superman is supposed.....from another planet.

• come

• to come

• that he comes

• coming

They say the house is haunted. // The house............haunted.

• is said to be

• was said to be

• is said to have

• was said to have

They believe a thief stole the diamonds. // It.................... a thief stole the diamonds.

• is believed

• was believed that

• is believed that

• is believe that

Last year they reported that a rocket had landed on Mars // Last year, it....had landed on Mars.

• had reported that a rocket

• is reported that a rocket

• had been reported that a rocket

• was reported that a rocket

More than five thousand people ____ in the earthquake in Indonesia last year.

• was said to be died

• were said to be died

• was said to die

• were said to die

They say that many people are homeless after the tsunami.

• They say many people to have been homeless after tsunami.

• They say many people to be homeless after the tsunami.

• Many people are said to have been homeless after the tsunami.

• Many people are said to be homeless after the tsunami.