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The boys _____ to my lecture since 8 O’clock this morning.(a) were listening (b) have been listening(c) had been listening (d) None of these

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The boys _____ to my lecture since 8 O’clock this morning.(a) were listening (b) have been listening(c) had been listening (d) None of these
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The correct answer is (b) have been listening.

This is because the sentence is in the present perfect continuous tense, which is used to show that something started in the past and is continuing at the present time. "Since 8 O’clock this morning" indicates an action that started in the past and ha Knowee AI is a powerful AI-powered study tool designed to help you to solve study problem.

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