Choose the option that completes the second sentence so that it means the same as the first, using the key word.
First sentence: He started learning Spanish three years ago.
Key word: BEEN
Second sentence: He ___ Spanish for three years.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. has been learning
- Step 1: Check what grammar the key word needs. Step 2. A duration with 'for' needs the present perfect continuous. Answer: has been learning. Why not the others: The present continuous, past perfect continuous and past continuous do not fit.
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