Question

George smokes. He___ for five years. Options:-
i) is smoking
ii) has been smoking
iii) had smoked
iv) has smoked​

Answer 1

Answer:

ii) has been smoking

Explanation:

George smokes. He has been smoking for five years.

Answer 2

George smokes. He has been smoking for five years. (option ii)

• The sentence formed is in present perfect continuous form.
• Present perfect continuous tense is also called present perfect progressive tense.
• These types of sentences tell us information about an event that has been started in the past and is still going on in the present.
• The construction of the present perfect continuous tense is done by Has/have+present participle (-ing).