Re: To be + past participle

A.E lover <aelover11@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi,
It is my understanding that in most of the cases, " to be + past
participle" is used as a passive voice. For example, "I am told that I
am intelligent" OR "he is thought that he is lazy".

Others have tackled your main question, but I wish to point out that you
can't say "He is thought that he is lazy." What could be said is "It is
thought that he is lazy."

"It is thought" = "Other people think"

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