Active to Passive I
People believe that English is the most widely spoken language. (that)
Doctors consider that lung cancer will have a cure in the next fifty years. (to)
Lung cancer is considered to have a cure in the next fifty years.
People believe that this lawyer is very professional.(to)
This lawyer is believed to be very professional.
We expect the plane will take off with very little delay. (to)
The plane is expected to take off with very little delay.
Everybody thought he did not take the prize for political reasons. (to)
He was thought not to have taken the prize for political reasons.
Police reported that it was Peter who caused the accident. (that)
It was reported that it was Peter who caused the accident.
The doctors claim that this new technique is a revolution for heart problems. (to)
This new technique is claimed to be a revolution for heart problems.
Scientists consider that many unknown mammals still live in the middle of Asian jungles. (to)
Many unknown mammals are considered to still live in the middle of Asian jungles.
All the experts in the congress thought that our wine was the best. (to)
Our wine was thought to have been the best.
The Police reported that the number of car accidents had increased. (to)
A journalist reports that they are leaving Las Vegas tomorrow night. (that)
It is reported that they are leaving Las Vegas tomorrow night.
They claim that the politician forgot his paperwork at home. (to)
The politician is claimed to have forgotten his paperwork at home.
People reported that the shopping centre attracted tourists. (to)
The shopping centre was reported to have attracted tourists.
They have thought the sportsmen are arriving today. (to)
The sportsmen have been thought to be arriving today.
People consider that the team will be classified for the final. (to)
The team is considered to be classified for the final.
They believed that the horse was a present. (it)
It was believed that the horse was a present.
Everybody says that he settled the business. (to)
The children reported that their friends were swimming when they disappeared. (to)
Their friends were reported to have been swimming when they disappeared.
Everybody knew that Peter had copied at his access exam.(to)
Peter was known to have copied at his access exam.
People in the town believed that the heavy rainfall was the reason for the bursting of the dam. (to)
The heavy rainfall was believed to have been the reason for the bursting of the dam.
In the Middle Ages, people thought the devil sometimes got into their bodies. (to)
In the Middle Ages, the devil was thought to have got into their bodies.
The students all know that Shakespeare was born in Stratford. (to)
Shakespere is known to have been born in Stratford.
Their parents thought that the teenagers were dancing at the disco. (to)
The teenagers were thought to have been dancing at the disco.
People believed that they had killed the animals during the night. (to)
They were believed to have killed the animals during the night.
The police always thought that he had escaped and that he was living in Sweden.(to)
He was always thought to have escaped and to have been living in Sweden.