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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2018 1:13 pm• Present perfect passive
- The tunnel has been built by Mr Musk's Boring Company, which boasts state-of-the-art engineering techniques.
- It is unclear why the reporting of the warrant was delayed and there has been no response yet from Mrs Mugabe or Zimbabwean authorities.
• Present perfect
- South African prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for Zimbabwe's ex-first lady, Grace Mugabe, for allegedly assaulting a model in 2017, police says.
- The local authorities have asked people who want to help Mr Lin to direct their funds to an official account.
• Past simple passive
- A young Taiwanese man who dozed off in his car and crashed into three Ferraris got the shock of his life when he was told it would cost 12 million Taiwan dollars
($390,000; £310,000) to pay for the repairs.
- Xu’s case is not the only one to involve aviation. In another case revealed just weeks after, a group of intelligence officers and hackers were charged.
- The tunnel has been built by Mr Musk's Boring Company, which boasts state-of-the-art engineering techniques.
- It is unclear why the reporting of the warrant was delayed and there has been no response yet from Mrs Mugabe or Zimbabwean authorities.
• Present perfect
- South African prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for Zimbabwe's ex-first lady, Grace Mugabe, for allegedly assaulting a model in 2017, police says.
- The local authorities have asked people who want to help Mr Lin to direct their funds to an official account.
• Past simple passive
- A young Taiwanese man who dozed off in his car and crashed into three Ferraris got the shock of his life when he was told it would cost 12 million Taiwan dollars
($390,000; £310,000) to pay for the repairs.
- Xu’s case is not the only one to involve aviation. In another case revealed just weeks after, a group of intelligence officers and hackers were charged.