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Upper Intermediate Present Tenses

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  • She / research / this topic for years, but she / not find / a solution that truly satisfies her.
    She has been researching this topic for years, but she has not found a solution that truly satisfies her.
  • He / never / understand / why some people / refuse / to recycle.
    He has never understood why some people refuse to recycle.
  • They / constantly / complain / about the noise, even though it / not bother / anyone else.
    They are constantly complaining about the noise, even though it does not bother anyone else.
  • Whenever he / feel / nervous, he / tap / his fingers on the desk.
    Whenever he feels nervous, he taps his fingers on the desk.
  • How long (you / know) your closest friend?
    How long have you known your closest friend?
  • _______ (you/make) any new friends in the past month?
    Have you made any new friends in the past month?
  • It’s night time and the wind / blow when there’s a loud scream in the air.
    It’s night time and the wind is blowing when there’s a loud scream in the air
  • Do you think your friendship circle (still / increase)?
    Do you think your friendship circle is still increasing?
  • They / currently / develop a new type of medicine for the flu.
    They are currently developing a new type of medicine for the flu.
  • Wow! I (not/see) you for ages. You look great!
    Wow! I haven't seen you for ages. You look great!
  • What person or people (you / spend) most time with recently?
    What person or people have you spent/been spending most time with recently?
  • How long/he/buy/car?
    How long is it since he bought this car?
  • I’m surprised you haven’t seen them. They (stay) at the same hotel as you.
    I’m surprised you haven’t seen them. They are staying/ have been staying at the same hotel as you.
  • The sun / not set / in the Arctic during summer, which / seem / strange to many visitors.
    The sun does not set in the Arctic during summer, which seems strange to many visitors.
  • Ali (talk) about the new girl in his class ever since she arrived.
    Ali has been talking about the new girl in his class ever since she arrived.
  • Although I / attend / this course for a while, I / still / feel / like I / not make / any progress.
    Although I have been attending this course for a while, I still feel like I am not making any progress.
  • _________ (you / consider) this person or people to be close friends?
    Do you consider this person or people to be close friends?
  • Fatima (want) to become a doctor since she was a child.
    Fatima has wanted to become a doctor since she was a child.
  • She / rarely / admit / when she / make / a mistake, even though everyone / notice / it.
    She rarely admits when she makes a mistake, even though everyone notices it.
  • You / always / talk during the movie. It’s so annoying!
    You're always talking during the movie. It’s so annoying!
  • In my life, I (always/spend) too much time on unimportant things.
    In my life, I have always spent too much time on unimportant things.
  • Why / my course fees / go up again this term?
    Why are my course fees going up again this term? / Why have my course fees gone up again this term?
  • I / notice / that you / always / avoid / eye contact when we / discuss / sensitive topics.
    I have noticed that you always avoid eye contact when we discuss sensitive topics.
  • While you / focus / on minor details, the entire project / fall / apart due to lack of leadership.
    While you are focusing on minor details, the entire project is falling apart due to lack of leadership.