Question

The officer has been serving at the National Defence Academy since 2010. The sentence means :

• A. The officer served there only in 2010.
• B. The officer started working there in 2010 and continues to work there.
• C. The officer is planning to join the Academy in 2010.
• D. The officer has stopped working at the Academy in 2010.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. The officer started working there in 2010 and continues to work there.

The sentence uses the Present Perfect Continuous Tense:

has been serving + since 2010

• has been serving → an action that started in the past and is still continuing

• since 2010 → indicates the starting point of the action

Therefore, the officer started serving at the Academy in 2010 and continues to serve there now.