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Improving the sentence · Question 15 of 80

Question 15

MediumOriginal question

Choose the best replacement for the words in brackets. If they are correct as they are, choose "No improvement".

He [has been living] in this town since 2015.

Options for question 15

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. "Since 2015" runs from the past to now, which takes a perfect tense. "Has been living" is correct.

Worth noting

"Is living" and "lives" are present tenses, which cannot take "since".

Concept
The present perfect continuous with "since"
Typical time
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