Multiple choice

Directions: Give the appropriate replacement for the underlined word(s) in the given sentence to make it grammatically correct. If no improvement is needed, mark (4) as the answer.

Mr. Dalip had staying here since 1995.

  1. has staying

  2. has stayed

  3. has been staying

  4. No improvement needed

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Case of present perfect continuous tense. Whenever an action of past continues till the time of speaking, we use present perfect continuous tense. In such case, we use 'has/have + been + verb+ing'.