Question

My mother .................. in this house for ten years.

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

Answer 1

Answer:

C. has been living

• The phrase “for ten years” shows an action that started in the past and is still continuing.

• To express an action that began in the past and continues up to the present, we use the Present Perfect Continuous Tense.

Correct structure:

Subject + has/have + been + verb-ing

👉 My mother has been living in this house for ten years.

Why the other options are incorrect:

• was living ❌ – Past continuous; does not show continuation up to the present.

• had been living ❌ – Past perfect continuous; used when another past action is mentioned.

• had lived ❌ – Past perfect; does not emphasize ongoing duration.