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Hotmale Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Passive Voice

Hello,

I'm working on the passive voice and I have some doubts about a sentence.

The orginal sentence goes:
"Yesterday the situation had improved."

I need to put it into the passive voice using the word "report".

My version is:
"Yesterday the situation was reported to have improved."

I wanted to confirm it with the key, and there the answer was:

"Yesterday the situation is reported to have improved."

Another answer in the key reads:
"Last year the company is reported to have recorded rising profits."

My question is why "is" is used in these sentences, not "was".

Thank you
  

Top answer

Hotmale My question is why "is" is used in these sentences, not "was". The reporting is now, not last year. In your first sentence, the reporting was yesterday.

— Mister Micawber

  • Hotmale My question is why "is" is used in these sentences, not "was".
  • The reporting is now, not last year.
  • In your first sentence, the reporting was yesterday.
  • That is the only explanation.
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HotmaleMy question is why "is" is used in these sentences, not "was".
The reporting is now, not last year. In your first sentence, the reporting was yesterday. That is the only explanation.
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Why? I'm not sure. I would use the past tense, myself.
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Mister Micawber .The reporting is now, not last year. In your first sentence, the reporting was yesterday. That is the only explanation.
I see. Is it common to use "is" in this context?

It's kind of natural to say:
The situation was reported to improve/to be improving/to have improved
The situation is reported to improve/to be improving/ to ha
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PhilipWhy? I'm not sure. I would use the past tense, myself.
Thanks, Philip.
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Hotmale. Is it common to use "is" in this context?
I think so.
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HotmaleYesterday the situation is reported to have improved.
I could be wrong, but I'm thinking that putting "yesterday" first obfuscates the intended structure.

The situation is reported to have improved yesterday. (Reported now. Improvement yesterday.)
Yesterday the situation was reported to have improved. (Reported yesterday.
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CalifJim HotmaleYesterday the situation is reported to have improved.I could be wrong, but I'm thinking that putting "yesterday" first obfuscates the intended structure.The situation is reported to have improved yesterday. (Reported now. Improvement yesterday.)Yesterday the situation was reported to have improved. (Reported yesterday. Time of improvement not stated.)I bel
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