Standard English ConventionsHardVerb tense with 'since' and a duration
Standard English Conventions practice question
The lighthouse ____ empty since the last keeper left in 1994.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. has stoodCorrect
- B. stands
- C. stood
- D. is standing
Answer: A. has stood
A state continuing from a past point to now takes the present perfect: 'has stood … since 1994'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. stands
- 'Stands … since 1994' is not standard for a continuing duration.
- C. stood
- 'Stood' is simple past, which doesn't reach the present.
- D. is standing
- 'Is standing … since' is not standard.
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