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  • Susan didn't have the money because she _____ (already spend) it.
    Susan didn't have the money because she'd already spent it.
  • Granny _____ (make) Gulas, so her house smelled wonderful when we arrived.
    Granny had been making Solyanka, so her house smelled wonderful when we arrived.
  • The neighbor's dog _____ (bark) for over an hour!
    The neighbor's dog has been barking for over an hour!
  • Shakespeare is believed _____ (travel) in Italy.
    Shakespeare is believed to have travelled in Italy.
  • Granny _____ (make) Solyanka, so she offered me some when I arrived.
    Granny had made Solyanka, so she offered me some when I arrived.
  • Tony was the only one in the room, so he _____ (must steal) my phone.
    Tony was the only one in the room, so he must have stolen my phone.
  • Granny _____ (boil) cabbage, that's why it smells so bad in here.
    Granny has been boiling cabbage, that's why it smells so bad in here.
  • The detective concluded that James _____ (can not commit) the murder, as he was on a plane at the time.
    The detective concluded that James couldn't have committed the murder, as he as on a plane at the time.
  • Granny _____ (make) borsch. Would you like some?
    Granny has made borsch. Would you like some?
  • Joe told me our team _____ (only score) twice. I though we _____ (win).
    Joe told me our team had only scored twice. I thought we'd won.
  • I _____ (not be) to an opera, but I _____ (see) one on TV.
    I haven't been to an opera, but I've seen one on TV.
  • _____ (you wait) long?
    Have you been waiting long?
  • She had a vague memory of _____ (see) him somewhere before.
    She had a vague memory of having seen him somewhere before.
  • On the 10th of this month, I _____ (live) here for exactly two years.
    On the 20th of this month, I'll have been living / will have lived here for exactly two years.
  • I _____ (call) her all day, but she never picks up.
    I've been calling her all day, but she never picks up.
  • I _____ (consider) naming our child Anastasia until my sister gave the name to her daughter.
    I had been considering naming our child Anastasia until my sister gave the name to her daughter.
  • I'm pleased _____ (meet) you at the conference last month.
    I'm pleased to have met you at the conference last month.
  • He _____ (call) four times, and he _____ (ask) for you each time.
    He's called four times, and he's asked for you each time.
  • By next summer, I _____ (finish) my degree.
    By next summer, I'll have finished my degree.
  • I expect _____ (finish) everything by tomorrow.
    I expect to have finished everything by tomorrow.
  • We're sorry _____ (not see) the cathedral.
    We're sorry not to have seen the cathedral.
  • I _____ (work) here since 2015.
    I have worked / have been working here since 2015.
  • This is the best coffee I _____ (ever taste).
    This is the best coffee I've ever tasted.
  • I'm not aware of _____ (break) any law.
    I'm not aware of having broken any law.
  • It _____ (rain) a lot recently.
    It's been raining a lot recently.
  • How long _____ (you work) here?
    How long have you worked / have you been working here?
  • I'd like _____ (sit) there when she came in.
    I'd like to have been sitting there when she came in.
  • I apologize for _____ (not be) here earlier.
    I apologize for not having been here earlier.
  • They _____ (repair) our street, and it _____ (cause) many traffic problems.
    They've been repairing our street, and it has been causing lots of problems.
  • He didn't know about the exam. You _____ (should tell) him about it.
    He didn't know about the exam. You should have told him about it.
  • We went to his office, but he _____ (leave).
    We went to his office, but he'd left.