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Climate change causes extreme weather conditions.

• Extreme weather conditions will be caused by climate change.

• Extreme weather conditions are caused by climate change.

• Extreme weather conditions have been caused by climate change.

• Extreme weather conditions were caused by climate change.

The rising of sea levels will flood towns near the coast.

• Towns are flooded near the coast.

• Towns will be flooded near the coast.

• Towns were flooded near the coast.

• Towns are going to be flooded near the coast.

Climate change is going to affect more places in the future.

• More places can be affected by climate change in the future.

• More places have been affected by climate change in the future.

• More places will be affected by climate change in the future.

• More places are going to be affected by climate change in the future.

They have written a lot about what governments should do.

• A lot was written about what governments should do.

• A lot had been written about what governments should do.

• A lot has been written about what governments should do.

• A lot is written about what governments should do.

Huge hurricanes have hit New Orleans.

• New Orleans is hit by huge hurricanes.

• New Orleans was hit by huge hurricanes.

• New Orleans will be hit by huge hurricanes.

• New Orleans has been hit by huge hurricanes.

A huge hurricane killed thousands of people.

• Thousands of people were killed.

• Thousands of people are killed.

• Thousands of people have been killed.

• Thousands of people were being killed.

The Save Venice Fund is collecting a lot of money.

• A lot of money was collected.

• A lot of money has been collected.

• A lot of money is being collected.

• A lot of money will be collected.

They will repair many buildings.

• Many buildings must be repaired.

• Many buildings will be repaired.

• Many buildings are going to be repaired.

• Many buildings are being repaired.

We can save energy at home.

• Energy is saved at home.

• Energy must be saved at home.

• Energy can be saved at home.

• Energy will be saved at home.

We always turn off our TV and Wi-Fi spot.

• Our TV and Wi-Fi spot are always being turned off.

• Our TV and Wi-Fi spot have always been turned off.

• Our TV and Wi-Fi spot were always turned off.

• Our TV and Wi-Fi spot are always turned off.