He said, 'I have been living here for five years.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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He said, 'I have been living here for five years.'

A. He said that he had been living there for five years.

B. He said that he has been living here for five years.

C. He said that he has been living there for five years.

D. He said that he had been living here for five years.

Answer: Option A

Solution (By JKExamLibrary)

Present perfect continuous changes to past perfect continuous. 'Here' changes to 'there'.

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D. She said that she had been reading that novel for a week.

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