Multiple choice

Directions: Mark the most suitable option to fill in the blank to make a logical sentence.

We ___________ (try) hard for ten weeks to succeed in solving the puzzle, but there is no solution in sight.

  1. have been trying

  2. had been trying

  3. were trying

  4. are trying

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A Correct answer
Explanation

Case of present perfect continuous tense. Key words in the sentence are: 'for the last three hours'. In present perfect continuous tense, we use has/have + been + verb+ing.