Sure, let's fill in the blanks using the appropriate tense forms, considering the context and the rules for each tense:
Arthur: I've been searching for a house for a week now but so far I 1) have not found anything suitable.
- The Present Perfect tense "have not found" is used here to express an action that started in the past and is still relevant or continuing up to now.
Sandra: Why 2) do you want to move?
- The Present Simple tense "do you want" is used to ask about a general or habitual situation.
Arthur: Well, the people living next to me 3) are the main problem. They 4) are always arguing, especially at night.
- The Present Simple "are" is used to state a fact about the neighbors.
- The Present Continuous "are always arguing" is used here to indicate a repeated or habitual action that is annoying or problematic. The adverb "always" emphasizes the frequency and adds annoyance.
Sandra: Oh dear! 5) Have you ever complained to them?
- The Present Perfect "have you ever complained" is used to ask about an experience at any unspecified time up to now.
Arthur: Yes, but they 6) have not stopped. They 7) keep on making noise. I 8) have not been able to sleep well lately, and I 9) have felt sleepy all week.
- The Present Perfect "have not stopped" indicates that the action (not stopping) started in the past and continues to the present.
- The Present Simple "keep on" is used for actions that are repeated or ongoing.
- The Present Perfect Continuous "have not been able" is used to show an ongoing situation or repeated action that started in the past and continues to the present.
- The Present Perfect "have felt" is used to express a state that started in the past and has continued up to the present.
Overall, these tense choices reflect the ongoing and completed actions as well as the states experienced by Arthur.
