Present perfect 1. they (be) political rivals for more than 30 years and still are. 2. new york house (be) his main home for the last forty years. 3. i (miss) you terribly! where you (be) all this time? 4. it (be) a long way, i really feel tired. 5. i always (like) being near water, and for as long as i can remember. 6. frank wants to fly. he (do) this so many times in his mind that he is beginning to think it really (happen). 7, life (be) very kind to me. 8.1 not (see) fireflies since i (be) a kid. 9. i (notice) something strange in her lately. 10. we believe you (be) very busy since you (arrive) in new york. 11. melanie (know) the hills for donkey's years. 12. after all, nigel always (be) a bit of a know-it-all. 13. it is quiet in the apartment now that everybody (leave) it. 14. it's strange that they are friends, they never (share) the same interests. 15. "i think you had better leave," he said icily. "before i really lose my temper. i just (have) enough of you." 16.1 always (want) to look clever, but now at the age of twenty i have to admit that i look like a person who never even (hear) of jung or updike. 17. we (see) each other fairly steadily for the past year, and when david (ask) me to marry him, last week, there (seem) no reason to say "no". i (be) very lonely for a very long time. and so (have) david, ever since his wife (die) seven years ago.

1. they have  been political rivals for more than 30 years and still are. 2. new york house has  been his main home for the last forty years. 3. i have  missed you terribly! where have  you   been all this time? 4. it has  been a long way, i really feel tired. 5. i have  always liked being near water, and for as long as i can remember. 6. frank wants to fly. he has  done this so many times in his mind that he is beginning to think it really has  happened. 7, life has  been very kind to me. 8.1 have  not seen fireflies since i was  a kid. 9. i have  noticed something strange in her lately. 10. we believe you have  been very busy since you arrived in new york. 11. melanie has  known the hills for donkey's years. 12. after all, nigel always has  been a bit of a know-it-all. 13. it is quiet in the apartment now that everybody has  left it. 14. it's strange that they are friends, they have  never shared the same interests.15. "i think you had better leave," he said icily. "before i really lose my temper. i have  just had enough of you." 16.1 have  always wanted to look clever, but now at the age of twenty i have to admit that i look like a person who has  never even heard of jung or updike. 17. we have  seen each other fairly steadily for the past year, and when david asked me to marry him, last week, there seemed no reason to say "no". i have  been very lonely for a very long time. and so  has been  david, ever since his wife died seven years ago.

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