Fill in the blanks with the correct option.
_____in the same place for the past three years.

Question

Fill in the blanks with the correct option. _____in the same place for the past three years.

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Correct Usage of the Present Perfect Continuous Tense

The phrase "for the past three years" suggests an action that started in the past and is still continuing.

This requires the present perfect continuous tense: have/has + been + verb (-ing).

The correct form is:

"have been living" (present perfect continuous).

Has lived (Option B): Present perfect simple, which does not emphasize continuity.
Will be living (Option C): Future tense, incorrect for describing past and present.
Be lived (Option D): Grammatically incorrect.

The correct sentence should be:

"They have been living here for the past three years."

Thus, the correct answer is Option A ("have been living").

Answer

have been living

Answer

<div>has lived</div>

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will be living

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<div>be lived</div>

List-I (Sentence)	List-II (Idiom)
(A) The officer tried to ______ his ideas with his superior by constantly praising.	(I) put your nose to the grindstone
(B) She realised that she was in the wrong and promised to ______.	(II) read between the lines
(C) You will do well at academics if you ______.	(III) turn over a new leaf
(D) A cryptic writing-style forces you to ______ the true meaning of the piece.	(IV) curry favours