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Make sentences in the present perfect continuous tense using the verbs. The workers ______ higher wages for a long time.

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Question

Make sentences in the present perfect continuous tense using the verbs.

The workers ______ higher wages for a long time.

Options

  • has been demanding

  • have been demanding

  • demand

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Solution

The workers have been demanding higher wages for a long time.

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