WBCS.LIVE practice question

Since we are living in Bombay, we are unwilling to move to another city. Replace the underline words in the above sentence by the appropriate words given below:

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Since we have been living
  2. Being that we are living
  3. Since we were living
  4. None of the above

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Since we have been living

Explanation: Context: The present perfect continuous form ‘have been living’ is correct because it refers to an action continuing from the past till now. 1. Since we have been living ✅ – correct; action started earlier and continues. 2. Being that we are living ❌ – grammatically incorrect. 3. Since we were living ❌ – wrong tense. 4. None of the above ❌ – option 1 is correct. Correct Sentence/Example Sentence: Since we have been living in Bombay, we are unwilling to move to another city.