1. I __________ (try) to contact the customer service department all morning, but nobody has answered the phone., have been trying, 2. Sarah __________ (apply) for eight different jobs this month, but she hasn't received any offers yet., has applied, 3. Why are your hands covered in paint? __________ you __________ (decorate) the living room?, Have you been decorating, 4. We __________ (know) each other since we were at primary school., have known, 5. The children __________ (play) outside for hours, and now their clothes are completely muddy., have been playing, 6. I __________ (read) three chapters of this novel so far, but I still don't understand the plot., have read, 7. My brother __________ (work) on his university dissertation for the past six weeks, but he still has a lot to finish., has been working, 8. Someone __________ (eat) all the biscuits! There's nothing left for the guests., has eaten, 9. How many times __________ you __________ (visit) Scotland since you moved to the UK?, have you visited, 10. The company __________ (lose) a considerable amount of money recently, so the directors are considering making some employees redundant., has lost, 11. I __________ (wait) for the results of my driving test since Monday, and I'm starting to get impatient., have been waiting, 12. She __________ (always / want) to become a doctor, even when she was a little girl., has always wanted, 13. The police __________ (investigate) the robbery for several months, but they still haven't identified the suspect., have been investigating, 14. We __________ (already / discuss) this issue several times. I don't think another meeting will help., have already discussed, 15. You look exhausted! What __________ you __________ (do) all afternoon?, have you been doing, 16. The scientists __________ (discover) a new species of insect in the Amazon rainforest., have discovered, 17. I __________ (not / see) Michael recently. Is he still working at the same company?, haven't seen, 18. The government __________ (introduce) several new measures to reduce pollution over the past decade., has introduced, 19. My neighbours __________ (renovate) their house since January, and the constant noise is driving me crazy., have been renovating, 20. This is the first time I __________ (ever / experience) such terrible customer service., have ever experienced, I have been knowing my best friend for over fifteen years., have known, 2. She has wrote five emails this morning, and she's finally finished them all., has written, 3. How long have you been working for this company?, X, 4. We have been visiting that museum three times this year., have visited, 5. He has broke his glasses again, so he can't see properly., has broken, 6. The children has been playing in the garden all afternoon, and their clothes are covered in mud., have been playing, 7. I have never experienced such terrible customer service before., X, 8. My sister has been studied for her exams since eight o'clock this morning., has been studying, 9. They had already finished the report, so they don't need to work on it anymore., have already finished, The company has introduced several new policies over the past few months., X

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