Passive voice
A guide pointed out the Pyramids to me.
The Pyramids were pointed out to me by the guide.
He was invited to a party in Camdem Town by some friends.
Some friends invited him to a party in Camdem Town.
They believed the horse was a present.
The horse was believed to have been a present
Painters painted my granny's fence last week.
My granny had/got her fence painted last week.
He has started smoking again. How stupid! If only...
he hadn't started smoking again!
Someone has to inform the students about the situation.
The students have to be informed about the situation.
You were ordered to sing the new song.
Someone ordered you to sing the new song.
People are thinking that drugs are very dangerous.
Drugs are being thought to be very dangerous.
Someone should edit my videos for me, it takes me ages!
I should have/get my videos edited, it takes me ages!
It would be so nice to have a house in the mountains. I wish...
I could have a house in the mountains.
No one can answer your question.
Your question cannot be answered by anyone.
The search was given up after three hours by the rescue team.
The rescue team gave up the search after three hours.
Ancient people thought that the stars would fall on them.
Stars were thought to fall/have fallen on them by ancient people.
Your hair needs cutting. You should...
You should get/have your hair cut.
If I had not eaten so much, I would not have felt sick.
Had I not eaten so much, I would not have felt sick.
One of his uncles had taught him maths.
He had been taught maths by one of his uncles.
An article about the new building has been already written.
Someone has already written an article about the new building.
They knew that Mr. Brown was stealing iron from the factory.
Mr. Brown was known to be stealing iron from the factory.
My eyes were tested by the optician.
I had/got my eyes tested by the optician.
If he does not apologize, she will be angry.
Should he not apologize, she will be angry.
What did he write it with? He wrote it with a matchstick dipped in blood.
What was it written with? It was written with a matchstick dipped in blood by him.
The boy that was wanted by the police has been found.
Someone has found the boy that the police wanted.
Everybody says that he settled the business.
The business is said to have been settled by him.
Edward will repair Mary's big lorry tomorrow.
Marry will get/have her lorry repaired by Edward.
If Sara moved to Australia, her family would really miss her.
Were Sara to move to Australia, her family would really miss her.