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Jigneshbharati Posted 9 years ago
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Said to have

BIJNOR: Sighting a neelkanth — the Indian roller bird Lord Ram is said to have spotted as he embarked upon his journey to kill Ravana — is considered auspicious on Dussehra day.

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/m.timesofindia.com/india/this-dussehra-lucky-blue-bird-goes-missing/amp_articleshow/60897163.cms

Please explain to me the use of present perfect In "said to have spotted"

  

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To have spotted is not a present perfect. It's a perfect infinitive, which is obvious from the presence of the infinitive marker 'to'. The meaning is that people say Lord Ram noticed this Indian bird when he started his journey to kill Ravana.

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  • To have spotted is not a present perfect.
  • It's a perfect infinitive, which is obvious from the presence of the infinitive marker 'to'.
  • The meaning is that people say Lord Ram noticed this Indian bird when he started his journey to kill Ravana.
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To have spotted is not a present perfect. It's a perfect infinitive, which is obvious from the presence of the infinitive marker 'to'. The meaning is that people say Lord Ram noticed this Indian bird when he started his journey to kill Ravana.

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JigneshbharatiPlease explain to me the use of present perfect In "said to have spotted"

People say that ... is in the active voice.
It is said that ... is in the passive voice and it has the same meaning.

It is said that Mary is dishonest (Active: People say that Mary is dishonest)
can be rephrase

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