Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense.

A new addiction 1) has emerged recently– to soap operas - and the world’s first clinic to treat people obsessed with the soaps 2) is opening next week. Victims 3) come from every walk of life – from company directors to cleaners. Symptoms of addiction 4) include refusing to miss an episode and watching recorded episodes again and again. One victim 5) explains how he 6) became addicted five years ago. His obsession 7) was so bad that he 8) was unable to keep a steady relationship. “When my friends 9) came around, I was more interested in the soaps. It was almost as if the people on TV 10) became my friends instead”.

A new addiction 1) ………….. (has recently/emerged) – to soap operas- and the world’s first clinic to treat people obsessed with the soaps 2) ……….. (is to open) next week. Victims 3)…………… (come) from every walk of life – from company directors to cleaners. Symptoms of addiction 4)……………. (include) refusing to miss an episode and watching recorded episodes again and again. One victim 5)……………(explains) how he 6)…………..(became) addicted five years ago. His obsession 7)…………..(was) so bad that he 8)………………(was) unable to keep a steady relationship. “When my friends 9)…………(were coming around), I was more interested in the soaps. It was almost as if the people on TV 10)…………..(had become) my friends instead”.