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Question
Change the Tense as instructed.
Life hits you in the head. (Present Perfect Continuous)
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Solution
Life has been hitting you in the head.
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| 1. e.g. Something is expected to happen before a particular time in the future. (Sentence No 2) |
2.Statement of a universal truth or fact. ( ) |
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