Reported Speech - Part 3.5

I. Reported Speech using S + be + said/believed/told… + to-V/to have V3

When there is a time order between the reported action (in “”) and the reporting verb (said/believed/told), in which the reported action happened BEFORE it was reported, we have to use perfect infinitive (to have V3)

Example: “Dave is a great father” she said.

Dave was said to be a great father.

“The woman killed the man using a hammer.” – the police reported.

The woman was reported to have killed the man using a hammer.

III. Reported Speech using S + be + accused of/suspected of + V-ing/having V3

When there is a time order between the reported action (in “”) and the reporting verb (accused of/suspected of), in which the reported action happened BEFORE it was reported, we have to use perfect gerund (having V3)

Example: “I think the boy’s not telling the truth” the woman said. (suspected)

The boy was suspected of not telling the truth.

“The man over there! He stole my purse.” – the old lady said. (accused)

The man over there was accused of having stolen the old lady's purse.