pasiva impersonal

Impersonal Passive

Usaremos verbos  de percepción: say , think, suppose , know, expect , consider , etc.

Esta construcción se usa con especial frecuencia para relatar notcias.

La estructura de la frase pasiva impersonal es la siguiente: 

SUJETO +  VERBO TO BE ( en el tiempo que corresponda) + PARTICIPIO

Ejemplos:

ACTIVA: They  believe that the government will change chat law.
PASIVA IMP: It is believed that the government will change that law.

They reported that there was a criminal in the building.
It was reported that there was a criminal in the building.

A partir de esta construcción se puede llegar a una siguiente pasiva, en la cual el sujeto principal será el sujeto de la segunda frase, cuando ésta estaba en activa.  El verbo de la segunda frase aparecerá en infinitivo o infinitivo perfecto.

 They say that the boss had sent the letter.

• It is said that the boss had sent the letter.
• The boss is said to have sent the letter.

Everyone think that the ship will arrive tomorrow morning.

• It is said that the ship will arrive tomorrow morning.
• The ship is said to arrive tomorrow morning.

 Now try the following sentences:

My whole family thinks that ghosts exist.

People think that money is the most important thing in life.

Specialists say that the business was not good.

Children said that the rock star had only sung three songs.

Astronauts confirm that the rocket was broken.

Some people believe that the prisoner has had second chances.

My boss expects that the job will be done soon.

The witness admitted that the crime had happened in front of him.

A lot of children think that Santa Claus is real.

The bodyguards assume that the fight was a trap.

The police proved that the thieves stole the money.

Politicians believe that the global warming is dangerous.

The company reported that the new models will be totally made in Madrid.

The NASA confirms that the space shuttle fell into the Pacific Ocean.

The country expects that the workers finish the stadium before the World Cup.

They assume that the security system failed.