She _ for an hour. Let her rest.
Correct answer: C. Has been cooking
- A. Cooks
- B. Cooked
- C. Has been cooking
- D. Is cooking
Explanation
The sentence is present perfect continuous which shows action started in the past and is still happening now. For present perfect continuous tense, the structure is: Subject + has/have + been + verb-ing.
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