Infinitive structures


Infinitive structures with THINK, BELIEVE, SEEM, CONSIDER, UNDERSTAND, KNOW, REPORT, SAY, EXPECT

Active

Passive

People say that he speaks French

He is said to speak French

(It is said that he speaks French)

People say that he spoke French

He is said to have spoken French

(It is said that he spoke French)

People say that he has spoken French

He is said to have spoken French

(It is said that he has spoken French)

Mary says that he is learning French now

He is said to be learning French now

(It is said that he his learning …)

People expect that he will come here next week

He is expected to come next week

(It is expected that he will come next week)

SEEM and APPEAR are used without the verb BE

Present Tense in the main clause

It seems that he is staying in France now.

It seems that he is ill

He seems to be staying in …..

He seems to be ill

It seems that he was ill

He seems to have been ill

It seems that he was staying in France for 2 weeks.

He seems to have been staying in France for 2 weeks.

It seems that he has been ill

He seems to have been ill

Past Tense in the main clause

It seemed that he was ill

He seemed to be ill

It seemed that he had been ill

He seemed to have been ill

It seemed that he had been working as a journalist

He seemed to have been working as a journalist



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