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  • Someone told us the restaurant was excellent.
    We were told the restaurant was excellent.
  • Has anyone fixed our computer?
    Has our computer been fixed?
  • Nancy Johnson invented the ice cream maker in 1843.
    The ice cream maker was invented in 1843 by Nancy Johnson. / by Nancy Johnson in 1843.
  • Someone has eaten all of the pizza!
    All of the pizza has been eaten!
  • Someone is repairing my bicycle today.
    My bicycle is being repaired today.
  • Other people prepared the meal for us.
    The meal was prepared for us.
  • People grow strawberries near here.
    Strawberries are grown near here.
  • They’re building new apartments across the road.
    New apartments are being built across the road.
  • The machine heats the water to 38 degrees.
    The water is heated to 38 degrees (by the machine).
  • You have left the fridge open again!
    The fridge has been left open again!
  • Someone is cleaning the room at the moment.
    The room is being cleaned at the moment.
  • Have you printed the tickets?
    Have the tickets been printed?
  • They didn’t ask us about the changes.
    We weren’t asked about the changes.
  • I’ve plugged the camera into the laptop.
    The camera has been plugged into the laptop.
  • People watch millions of videos every minute.
    Millions of videos are watched every minute.
  • They don’t accept credit cards here.
    Credit cards aren’t accepted here.
  • They didn’t arrest the thief
    The thief wasn’t arrested.
  • Joseph Niépce took the world’s first photo in 1822.
    The world’s first photo was taken in 1822 by Joseph Niépce. / by Joseph Niépce in 1822.
  • A local musician wrote that song.
    That song was written by a local musician.
  • The language centre doesn’t offer evening classes.
    Evening classes aren’t offered by/at the language centre.
  • Is anyone using this room?
    Is this room being used (by anyone)?
  • They gave me this lovely scarf for my birthday.
    I was given this lovely scarf / This lovely scarf was given to me for my birthday.
  • Someone uploaded the first YouTube video in 2005.
    The first YouTube video was uploaded in 2005.
  • Something has broken the heating for three days.
    The heating has been broken for three days.
  • My friend designed those apartments.
    Those apartments were designed by my friend.
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