verb + to have + verb

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Tom is suspected to have gone to Pakistan around 2005.

Tom is said to have come in contact with senior leaders.

Why which rule "verb + to have + verb" is put in these above mentioned sentences.

in which situation we use " verb + to have + verb "

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

Hello, Niraj—and welcome to English Forums.

Why which rule "present verb from + to have + -ed verb form" is put in these above mentioned sentences.-- The suspicion and the saying is now; the going and the coming happened in the recent past or are otherwise connected to the present in some way: that is when you use present tense in the main clause and perfect infinite in the dependent clause. The verb forms can vary, too:

I wanted to have come to your party last night, but I was busy.
I will be sorry to have missed your party tonight, but I will be busy.

Nirajvishnoi · Answer

New Delhi: The mother of Abu Jundal aka Abu Hamza, the alleged handler of 26/11 terrorists who was arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police recently, on Thursday claimed that her son is not a terrorist. Sources say that Hamza, whose real name is Zabiuddin Ansari, was recruited by a Kashmir-based Lashkar operative in 2005. A young Zabiuddin Ansari is said to have been indoctrinated in those post-Gujarat-riot years. He allegedly got involved in planning for the 26/11 Mumbai terror operation at the beginning of 2008.

Two sentences mentioned in the previous post were taken from the news article. Due to the suspicion of the context, now i have put the whole paragraph and made bold the verb+ to have + verb from.
Sir please again give insight the use of verb+ to have + verb form.

Thank You.

Mister Micawber · Answer

I have no further insights beyond my earlier ones to give you after reading that, sorry.

CalifJim · Answer

nirajvishnoiin which situation we use " verb + to have + verb "

The most typical usage is with a reporting verb in the passive as the first verb.

... is said to have ...
... is reported to have ...
... is declared to have ...

A verb of belief or knowledge is also possible.

... is believed to have ...
... is thought to have ...
... is known to have ...

The verb form after 'have' is always the past participle, of course.
"is" can be "are", "was", or "were", of course, to agree with the subject and to specify the time.

The number of verbs that can be used as the first verb is extremely limited.
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Here is the relationship to similar sentences.

[People / Some people] say that Tom stole the money. > Tom is said to have stolen the money.
[People / Some people] believe that angels visited Boethius. > Angels are believed to have visited Boethius.
[People / Some people] knew that Lenny was born in France. > Lenny was known to have been born in France.
[People / Some people] reported that the physicists solved the problem. > The physicists were reported to have solved the problem.

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