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Replace the underlined tense form with the correct option, if necessary:
We lived in these apartments since 1995.
Replace the underlined tense form with the correct option, if necessary:
We lived in these apartments since 1995.
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Solution
The correct option is C have been living
The phrase "since 1995" suggest that the action 'to live' started in the past (1995) and is still continuing in the present. The tense of such a sentence would be present perfect continuous.
However, the underlined tense form 'lived' is in simple past. Hence it must be changed and option D is incorrect.
Option C: 'Have been living' is in the present perfect continuous tense. It refers to an action that began sometime in the past and continues during the present. Hence C is correct.
Option A: 'Had lived' is in the present perfect tense. It does not describe the continuous action. Hence A is incorrect.
Option B: The verb form 'living' is a present participle which does not express the required tense of the given sentence. Hence B is incorrect.
The phrase "since 1995" suggest that the action 'to live' started in the past (1995) and is still continuing in the present. The tense of such a sentence would be present perfect continuous.
However, the underlined tense form 'lived' is in simple past. Hence it must be changed and option D is incorrect.
Option C: 'Have been living' is in the present perfect continuous tense. It refers to an action that began sometime in the past and continues during the present. Hence C is correct.
Option A: 'Had lived' is in the present perfect tense. It does not describe the continuous action. Hence A is incorrect.
Option B: The verb form 'living' is a present participle which does not express the required tense of the given sentence. Hence B is incorrect.
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