Single correct option
Spot the erroneous segment of the sentence below; where every segment is correct, pick the final option.
I have been knowing him / since we were / students at / the same academy.
I have been knowing him / since we were / students at / the same academy.
- A. I have been knowing him
- B. since we were
- C. students at
- D. the same academy.
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Answer: (A) I have been knowing him
'Know' is a stative verb and is not normally used in a continuous tense. The sentence needs the present perfect, 'I have known him'. The phrase 'since we were students' correctly marks a starting point in the past, which is why the perfect form, not the continuous, suits it.
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