Question

i ____ in this town for the last ten years.​

Answer 1

I have been living in this town for the last ten years.​

Explanation:

• The words "since" and "for" are generally used to mention present perfect and present perfect continuous tense.

• The singular pronoun "I" is used here. So the answer must include "have" in it.

• In order to mention in a continuous tense, we have to include "ing" at the end of the verb which we are using in the answer.

• The word "been" is used to mention the continuity.

Answer 2

Answer:

• 'Have been living' is appropriate for the blank space.
• So the rewrite sentence is : I have been living in this town for the last ten years.

• Now the sentence has turned into an example of Present Perfect Continuous Tense.

• Structure of Present Perfect Continuous Tense ( affirmative ) : Subject + auxiliary verb ( have been / has been ) + main verb + ing + preposition ( since / for ) + object.

• Since and preposition are used in Present Perfect continuous tense to express : 'point of time' and 'period of time'.

• Example : It has been raining cats and dogs since yesterday.