Change the passive sentence to active. CAUTION! Don't change tenses or omit elements!

1. Das Buch ist von Georg gekauft worden. = Georg hat das Buch gekauft.
2. Ihm wurde nichts gegeben. = Man gab ihm nichts.
3. Der Wein war von uns getrunken worden. = Wir hatten den Wein getrunken.
4. Die Stadt ist durch den Krieg zerstört worden. = Der Krieg hat die Stadt zerstört.
5. Keine Zahlen wurden zunächst ernannt. = Man nannte zunächst keine Zahlen.

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