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People say that good friends are there for you in difficult times. / _____ that good friends are there for you in difficult times.
Is said
People are said
It is said
I moved to the countryside because I love having nature all around me. / I moved to the countryside because I love _____ nature. (surround)
being surrounded by
A friend recommended this restaurant to me. / This restaurant _____ to me by a friend.
was recommended
They should regulate the number of tourists in this city. / The number of tourists in this city _____.
should be regulated
People think the sport of curling was invented in Scotland. The sport of curling _____ invented in Scotland. (think/be)
is thought to have been
The lights were still on this morning. Someone must have left them on overnight. / The lights were still on this morning. They _____ overnight.
must have been left on
They claimed that there were no plans to knock down the flats. / It _____ that there were no plans to knock down the flats.
was claimed
They thought that a car hit her dog. Her dog _____ by a car. (think / hit)
was thought to have been hit
When I went back there, someone had planted trees along the road. / When I went back there, trees _____ along the road.
had been planted
had planted
had planted people
The police think the robbers escaped through an air vent. The robbers _____ through an air vent. (believe / escape)
are believed to have escaped
Most people fear having other people laughing at them. / _____ is something most people fear.
Be laughed at by other people
Being laughed by other people
Being laughed at by other people
They could definitely improve access to the festival. / Access to the festival _____.
could definitely be improved
Experts estimate that 1.35 billion people speak English. / _____ speak English.
1.35 billion people are estimated to / It is estimated that 1.35 billion people
They made many people redundant, some of whom had worked there for years. / Many people _____ redundant, some of whom had worked there for years.
were/got made
They have made preparations for the big event / Preparations _____ for the big event.
have been made
People said the creatures came out at night. / The creatures _____ out at night.
are said to have come
were said to have come
are said to come
were said to come
