Question

Complete the given statement using the appropriate option:

Years ago you started writing to a penfriend. You still write to each other regularly now.

We ______ for years.

• A. have written to each other
  
• B. wrote to each other
  
• C. will be writing to each other
  
• D. have been writing to each other
  

Answer 1

The correct option is D

have been writing to each other

Here, 'have been writing to each other' in present perfect continuous is correct because it is used to indicate an action that started at some point in the past and may or may not be complete.
'Have written to each other' in present perfect is incorrect because it is used to indicate an action which started in the past and has continued up untill now.
'Wrote to each other' in simple past is incorrect because it indicates an action that has already been completed.
'Will be writing to each other' future continuous is incorrect because it indicates what will be going on in the near future.