My friends gave me a cat for my birthday (2 options).
I was given a cat for my birthday / A cat was given to my for my birthday
I’d prefer it if someone could inform me on time.
I’d prefer to be informed on time.
I hate it when other people tell me how to dress.
I hate being told how to dress.
They claimed the bride invited them.
They claimed to have been invited by the bride.
The man denied that the police had arrested him.
The man denied having been arrested.
She asked us to inform her about our decision.
She asked to be informed about our decision.
Someone must have lost the key – there’s no other explanation.
The key must have been lost – there’s no other explanation.
Someone will have repainted this room by the time you move in.
This room will have been repainted by the time you move in.
Someone towed away the car before I came out of the café.
The car had been towed away before I came out of the café.
My assistant was typing reports when I came.
Reports were being typed by my assistant when I came.
They released this movie in 2016.
This movie was released in 2016.
We will discuss this short story in our class on Saturday.
This short story will be discussed in our class on Saturday.
Someone is checking the tests at the moment.
The tests are being checked at the moment.
Someone's told me to come here.
I have been told to come here.
They make this cheese in Switzerland.
This cheese is made in Switzerland.
They are going to release a new Steven Spielberg movie in May.
A new Steven Spielberg movie is going to be released in May.
