Review: third conditional / reported speech with passives

'The impossible' conditional

We regret about the past

If + past perfect

Result: would've / could've + past participle

If I had paid more attention in class, I would've passed the semester.

If he had paid his internet bill, he would've been able to use the internet.

keep a diary / He forgot his best friend’s birthday

If he ________________________________________.

change the oil / His car broke down.

His car _________________________________ the oil.

eliminate the responsibility of who said what.

make it impersonal.

It + passive form + that

Noun + passive + to

It was admitted that Jack stole the car.

Jack was admitted to have stolen the car.

Everybody says that he settled the business. 

It __________________________________________.

He _________________________________________.

Their parents thought that the teenagers were dancing at the club.

It _______________________________________.

The teenagers ______________________________.