Question

Fill in the blanks with the help of the hint in the bracket:

________ you ____________ (learn) English ________ a long time?

(You still learn English)

• A. Have ... been learning ... since
• B. Have ... been learning ... for
• C. Had ... been learning ... since
• D. Had ... been learning ... for

Answer 1

The correct option is B Have ... been learning ... for

The present perfect continuous tense (also known as the present perfect progressive tense) shows that something started in the past and is continuing at the present time. Here the action of learning is continuing to the present. The present perfect continuous is formed using the construction has/have been + the present participle (root + -ing). 'For' is a preposition that indicates the duration of time, here, a long time, whereas 'since' refers to a particular point in time. Hence, Option B is correct.

The rest of the options do not express this condition. They mention actions that completed in the past (Options C and D). (Option A) 'Since' does not express a period of time 'a long time' but 'for' does.

Hence these options are incorrect.