Choose the correct form of the verb. Frances seems _______ late a lot these days.

The correct answer is "have been working".

Explanation:

The sentence implies that Frances has been arriving late frequently in recent times. The present perfect continuous tense (have/has been + verb-ing) is used to describe actions that started in the past and continue up to the present.

Therefore, the complete sentence is: "Frances seems have been working late a lot these days."