Passive to Active

1)The instructions have been changed.

Someone -- has changed the instructions.

2)She will have to be taught.

Someone -- will have to teach her.

3)This car was manufactured in Japan by Toyota.

Toyota -- manufactured this car in Japan.

4)Why aren't the exercises being finished on time?

Why -- aren't you finishing the exercises on time?

5)Last year 2,000 new units had been produced by the time we introduced the new design.

We -- had produced 2,000 new units by the time we introduced the new design last year.

6)Casual clothes must not be worn.

You -- must not wear casual clothes.

7)$400,000 in profit has been reported this year.

The company -- has reported $400,000 in profit this year.

8)The test will be given at five o'clock this afternoon.

The school -- will give the test at five o'clock this afternoon.

9)Students are required to wear uniforms at all times.

The school -- requires students to wear uniforms at all times.

10)This rumor must have been started by our competitors.

Our competitors -- must have started this rumor.

11)All work will have been completed by five o'clock this evening.

You -- will have completed all work by five o'clock this evening.

12)We were told to wait here.

Someone -- told us to wait here.

13)Lunch was being served when we arrived.

They -- were serving lunch when we arrived.

14)Lectures are recorded and posted on the Internet.

They -- record and post lectures on the Internet.

15)Portuguese has always been spoken in this village.

People in this village -- have always spoken Portuguese.