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Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank:

'Sorry, I'm late.' 'That's all right. I _____ (not/wait) long.'

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didn't wait
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haven't waited
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haven't been waiting
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isn't waiting
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Solution

The correct option is C haven't been waiting
Present perfect continuous tense is used to show that something started in the past and has continued up until now. The action of 'waiting' started in the past and has continued up till now. The syntax for present perfect continuous tense is: has / have been + verb (ing). Therefore, the correct option is: haven't been waiting.

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