impersonal passive, which one is correct?

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impersonal passive, which one is correct?

Nizarsouth

impersonal passive, which one is correct?

Hi friends! could you help me with this question please?

which two choices are correct?

Active: People thought that James lived in London.

Passive: a- It is thought that James lived in London.

b- It was thought that James lived in London.

c- James is thought to live in London.

d- James was thought to live in London.

e-James was thought to have lived in London.

f-James is thought to have lived in London.

Thanks a lot for your help.

4 Aug 2012

valpa

I would say B and D are the correct options.

4 Aug 2012

mari_18cf

A C and F are not possible. I would go for B

4 Aug 2012

Apodo

B is the correct choice.

(D is the wrong tense.)

4 Aug 2012

HARIM

Completely agree with Valpa
�It �s thought � or �James is thought � are the passive of �people think �
�He was thought to have lived � is the passive of �people thought he had lived �
So, thinking and living were done simultaneously in the past in sentences a ,b and d

4 Aug 2012

kodora

Impersonal passive means that the sentence starts with It.So, a and b are impersonal passive but only b is correct since the verb in the sentence People thought that James lived in London is thought(Simple Past)
Dora

4 Aug 2012