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i am totally confused with these questions.pls help me to choose the correct form of verb
How many people-----(benefit) from humble aspirin!
How many lives -----pencillin------(save)!
i think,How many people have benefitted from humble aspirin!
How many lives are pencillin saved!
these are correct or not?
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They should both be in the present perfect:

have benefited from humble aspirin
has penicillin saved
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