4.2 Perfect Aspect

They _________________ (work) from home for several years before the charity got a proper office.

By 2025, he _____________ (spend) twenty years in prison.

By the time she retires next year, she ______________ (work) as a police officer for thirty years.

She ____________ (wait) for her appeal to go to court for over a year.

He ______________ (be) in prison for six years before evidence was found that proved his innocence.

The press photographers __________________ (stand) outside the court since the trial started.

By the end of the year, they hope they ______________ (raise) enough money for a new computer.

Looking at the crowds in the public gallery, the case would seem ___________ (to interest) the public.

By 2020, they _______________ (visit) their sister in prison for ten years.

He appears ______________ (find) a flat to share.