Pasiva para informar (It is said that…)
Las noticias y los textos formales transmiten opiniones sin nombrar la fuente: It is said that… (se dice que…), He is believed to… (se cree que él…). Verbos típicos: say, believe, think, expect, report, know.
| estructura | ejemplo |
|---|---|
| It + is said + that… | It is said that the hotel is haunted. |
| sujeto + is said + to do | The hotel is said to be haunted. |
| sujeto + is said + to have done | He is believed to have left the country. |
Ejemplos
- It is expected that prices will rise.Se espera que suban los precios.
- She is thought to be the best candidate.Se considera que es la mejor candidata.
- The fire is reported to have started in the kitchen.Según las informaciones, el incendio empezó en la cocina.
- He is said to be very rich.Dicen que es muy rico.
- The missing hikers are believed to have survived.Se cree que los excursionistas desaparecidos han sobrevivido.
Errores comunes
- ✗ It says that he is rich.✓ It is said that he is rich.El se dice que español se expresa con la pasiva it is said y no con it says.
- ✗ He is said that he is rich.✓ He is said to be rich.Con un sujeto personal la pasiva lleva infinitivo: He is said to be rich.
- ✗ She is thought have left.✓ She is thought to have left.Tras is thought falta la partícula to antes de have left.
- ✗ He is reported to has escaped.✓ He is reported to have escaped.Tras to se usa la forma base have y no has, aunque el sujeto sea he.
- ✗ They are believed be safe.✓ They are believed to be safe.Tras are believed falta la partícula to antes del infinitivo.