Direction.
In the following questions, in the given sentences, a part of the sentence is underlined. Beneath each sentence, four different ways of phrasing the underlined part are indicated. Choose the best alternative.
Since we are living in Bombay for five years, we are reluctant to move to another city.
Being that we living
Since we were living
Since we have been living
Being that we have been living
Correct Answer :
C. Since we have been living
The tense in this sentence should be the present perfect continous because it refers to an action that started at some time in past and continues till the present time so right use is have been living in Mumbai.
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