Standard English ConventionsMediumPresent perfect for a state continuing to now
Standard English Conventions practice question
Marta ____ in the village for ten years and knows everyone in it.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. has livedCorrect
- B. lives
- C. lived
- D. is living
Answer: A. has lived
'for ten years' together with a present-tense 'knows' describes a state that began in the past and continues now: the present perfect 'has lived'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. lives
- 'lives ... for ten years' is not standard; a duration up to now takes the present perfect.
- C. lived
- 'lived' would suggest she no longer lives there, which clashes with 'knows everyone'.
- D. is living
- 'is living ... for ten years' is not standard with a completed duration.
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