'You look tired.' 'Yes. I _ from ten this morning until five o'clock.'
Correct answer: A. Have been cycling
- A. Have been cycling
- B. Was cycling
- C. Had been cycling
- D. Were cycling
Explanation
The correct answer is 'have been cycling.' The present perfect continuous tense ('have been cycling') is used because the speaker is describing an action that started in the past ('from ten this morning') and continues up to the present or has just recently finished. This tense also highlights the action's effect on the present, as indicated by 'You look tired.' Other options like 'was cycling,' 'had been cycling,' and 'were cycling' are not appropriate because they describe past actions without a direct impact on the present.
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