The Present Perfect or the Past Indefinite tense.
1. This is my house. - How long have you (lived) here? - I (have lived) here since 1995.
2. He (lost) his job two months ago since then he (has been) out of work. - Why did he (lose) his job? - He (was) very rude to Mr Williams.
3. My daughter (has not started) to work yet. She’s still at High School. - How long has she (been) at school? - She (has been) at High School for three years; before that she (spent) five years at Primary School in Blue Street.
4. I (began) to study English at Secondary School and (have done) it for five years. Then I (dropped) it for a couple of years and (forgot) most of it. Then I (spent) three years at a Secretarial College, where I studied Business English, and for the last six months I (have studied) English in London.
5. Hello, Nick! I (have not seen) you for ages! Where have you (been)? - I (have been) to Sweden. I (meant) to send you a postcard but I (did not have) your address with me. - Never mind. Did you (have) a good time in Sweden? How long were you there? - I (was) there for two weeks. I have only just (got) back.
The boys have been trying to fix the bike since Monday.
Marina has been playing volleyball since she was 12 years old.
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They watch this Comedy for more than an hour.