Passive, reported speech, tenses checking

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Today we will practise grammar such as Past Tenses, Passive Voice and Reported ...

I have never been to New Zealand, is an example of...

• Past simple

• Present Perfect

• Past Perfect

• Present Simple

My heart was broken, is an example of...

• Past Perfect

• Reported speech

• Passive voice

• Present Simple

Answer explanation

Be + Verb₃ is passive voice, e.g. 'an apple was eaten'.

was - be

eaten - Verb₃

"I usually hate children", said Jimmy Button, is an example of...

• Reported speech

• Direct Speech

• Passive voice

• Childfree

What's your English teacher's name?

• A man

• Sorry, can you help?

• Oleg Igorevich

• Igor Olegovich

I ... never been to New Zealand

Last week John's heart ... broken

Answer explanation

Passive voice - be + V₃ - in the past simple, as 'last week'

In the morning he went to school, but before that he ...

• had woken up

• woke up

• has woken up

• wakes up

Tomorrow Bob ... have a birthday

• is

• has

• wilst

• will