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Approximately 500,000 workers ... (enter) the country illegally each year.
enter
Lots of modern songs ... (be) middle-of-the-road and dull.
are
His daring fashions ... (bring) him fame in the 1950s.
brought
Now that I ... (finish) tidying the house, I'm going to do some gardening.
have finished
The band ... (rise) to superstardom in the 1990s.
rose
They ... (broaden) the bridge to speed up the flow of traffic.
are broadening
For now I ... (think) that there are too many talent show winners who end up being a flop.
think
They ... (hold) the auditions for the main parts in the series.
have held
What's the matter with you? You ... (not/say) anything since this morning.
haven't said
The television company ... (lose) a large part of its audience since it changed its programming.
has lost
Poor quality ... (be) the unacceptable face of increased productivity.
is
At the moment, the record producer ... (think) about signing a contract with another girl band.
is thinking
Her last concert appearance in Britain ... (be) no ordinary performance.
was
Bruce ... (play) tennis since he was a child. He ... (win) many trophies.
has been playing
has won
I ... (work) here for over a month and I ... (not/meet) the manager yet.
have been working
haven't met
The magazine ... (try) to reach a younger audience.
is trying
Even our male contestants ... (be) emotional during today's performance: they can't fight back tears.
are being
That time ... (pass), and now the dominant force is the entertainment sector developing animated films and computer games.
has passed
I ... (read) the book you lent me and it's great. I'll give it back to you when I finish it.
have been reading
He ... (write) to me since we met last summer. He ... (send) over 100 emails.
has been writing
has sent
He ... (fight) extradition to Hong Kong to face trial on fraud charges.
is fighting
These contestands ... (weigh) their chances of becoming successful thanks to their talent and overlook the fact that the music industry ... (appear) quite corrupt.
are weighing
appears
The actors are untrained and ... (have) several wrestlers show them moves backstage at shows.
have had
For someone who ... (spend) 40 years in show business she seems relatively unaffected by it all.
has spent
They ... (care) for their late disabled son for 27 years, at great personal sacrifice.
cared