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Reporting an earlier event with passive voice

If the reported actionA general term expressing that somebody or something does something happens earlier than the reporting itself, we use perfectThe aspect expressing completion. E.g.: He’s finished university. or perfect continuousThe aspect expressing duration, formed with be + verb-ing. E.g.: What are you doing? infinitives.

He is believed never to have smiled at anyone. (= They believe he (has) never smiled at anyone.)

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