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1. 1.

   Change the words in brackets to either the Present Perfect or the Past Perfect Continuous:

   1. We (be) _______ students in this school for the last five years.
   2. My brother recently (enter) ________ the university.
   3. Miriam (fast) _________ since sunrise.
   4. He ( not visit) ___________ us since 1999.
   5. We (do) __________ a tense exercise for the last few minutes.
   6. I (wait) ___________ for him since half past eight and I shall wait only another five minutes.
   7. The president _____ just _______ (announce) the good news.
   8. He already (write) ________ a letter to his father.
   9. He (talk) ________ for two hours and soon he will have to stop.
   10. Now that I (finish) ______ reading Oliver Twist, I shall read the Bible.