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English exercise Passive voice

Write the following sentences in the active voice:

1) The situation is serious. Something must be done before its too late.
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2) A mystery is something that cant be explained.
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3) The music was very loud and could be heard from a long way away.
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4) A new supermarket is going to be built next year.

5) Please, go away. I want to be left alone.

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6) I havent received the letter yet. It might have been sent to the wrong
address.
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7) If you havent left the car unlocked, it wouldnt have been stolen.
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8) There were some problems at first but they seem to have been solved.
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9) Have you heard the news? The President has been shot!
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10) Have you ever been bitten by a dog?
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11) Are you going to the party? No, I havent been invited.
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12) The vegetables didnt taste very good. They have been cooked for too
long.
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13) The car was three years old but hadnt been used very much.
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14) Theres somebody walking behind us. I think we are been followed.
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15) Can I help you, madam? No, thank you. Im being served.
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16) There was somebody walking behind us. We were being followed.
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