Since and the perfect tense — Aptitude Question
Since and the perfect tense: Choose the correct sentence: Answer and worked solution on CodeKairo.
- Topic: Sentence Correction
- Section: Verbal Ability
- Difficulty: Medium
- Time target: 50 seconds
Question
Choose the correct sentence:
Options
- He is living here since 2015.
- He has been living here since 2015.
- He lives here since 2015.
- He lived here since 2015.
Show the answer and the worked solution
Correct answer: B. He has been living here since 2015.
Worked solution
- An action that began in the past and still continues takes the present perfect continuous.
- 'He has been living here since 2015' is correct.
Answer: He has been living here since 2015.
The idea
'Since' marks a starting point and 'for' a duration; both call for a perfect tense when the action continues into the present.
Shortcut. 'Since + a point in time' with an action still going on demands a perfect form, and only one option contains 'has' or 'have' at all, so a scan for it finds the answer.
Common trap. "He is living here since 2015." — the present continuous carried over from Hindi ('2015 se yahan rah raha hai') and common in Indian English; with 'since' and an ongoing action, English needs 'has been living'.