Use of the present "to be"  - To talk about present beliefs and thoughts, Do we use the passive when it is not obvious who does the action? - No, we don't use it, What verbs are frequently used in this way? - believe, claim, expect, know, report, say, think, After the verbs reported, known, believed, etc., what formula do we use to talk about things that are in the present or things that are always true? - to+ infinitive, Use of the past "to be" - To talk about past beliefs and thoughts, What happens when some verbs are followed by two objects? - We can make two different passive sentences, Do we use passive when we don't know the person who does the action? - Yes, we use it, Instead of using the impersonal pronoun "it" we can use the structure: - Subject+ be+ past participle (belief, claim, expect know, report say, think) + to+ infinitive/have+ past participle, After the verbs reported, known, believed, etc., what formula do we use to talk about past events? - to have+ past participle,

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