Question

Fill in the blank using the appropriate verb form:

Molly lives in Dublin. She _________________ (live) there all her life.

• A. lived
• B. have been living
• C. has lived
• D. had lived

Answer 1

The correct option is C has lived

The given sentences are both in present tense 'lives'. The second sentence also states a present action that has happened 'all her life'.

Option C: 'Has lived' is in present perfect tense. It states an action that began in the past and completed/is relevant in the present 'all her life'. It agrees to the given sentence in meaning: Molly has performed the action of 'living in Dublin' from past to present. Hence option C is correct.

Option A: 'Lived' is in simple past tense and states an action that happened in the past.

The given sentence does not state a past action, but a present one.

Option B: 'Have been living' is in present perfect continuous tense. 'Have' is a plural verb whereas the subject 'She' is singular. Hence, the verb does not agree with the subject in terms of number.

Option D: 'Had lived' is in past perfect tense. It states a completed action in the past, before another action took place. This is not relevant to the given sentence, having only one action here.

Hence options A, B and D are incorrect.