Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
Since the coal mines closed, there ________ no jobs here.

• A. are
• B. have been
• C. is
• D. were being

Answer 1

The correct option is B have been

Here, 'have been' in Present Perfect Tense is correct because it is used to indicate an action which started in the past and has continued up untill now.
'Are/is' in present simple is incorrect because it is used to indicate a future event on a designated date as part of a plan.
'Were being' in past continuous is incorrect because it is used to indicate uncompleted action in the past (with or without time reference).