Fill in the blanks with an appropriate time expression or verb form.
1. I ……………… in Chennai for 15 years. I am still living here.
a) have lived
b) lived
2. I have lived in Singapore ………………. I was ten.
a) since
b) for
c) from
3. How long ………………… you lived in Chennai.
a) are
b) have
4. How long have you …………….. to Jackson?
a) married
b) been married
5. We ………………… for them.
a) are waiting
b) have been waiting
c) Either could be used here
6. Suddenly it ………………. to me that I …………….. my keys at home.
a) occurred; had left
b) had occurred; had left
c) occurred; have left
7. She ………………….. to anyone.
a) never apologized
b) has never apologized
8. I ………………. them for over two decades.
a) know
b) have known
c) knew
9. This is the sixth time you …………….. that question.
a) asked
b) have asked
c) had asked
Answers
1. I have lived in Chennai for 15 years. I am still living here.
2. I have lived in Singapore since I was ten.
3. How long have you lived in Chennai?
4. How long have you been married to Jackson?
5. We are waiting / have been waiting for them.
6. Suddenly it occurred to me that I had left my keys at home.
7. She has never apologized to anyone.
8. I have known them for over two decades.
9. This is the sixth time you have asked that question.
