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English Language & Literature — CBSE Class 10 board question

Q1. [1]
Complete the given narrative, by filling in the blank with the correct option: Heena _______ from fever since last Sunday.
  1. (a) suffered
  2. (b) will suffer
  3. (c) suffer
  4. (d) has been suffering
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Model Answer

(d) has been suffering

Heena has been suffering from fever since last Sunday. The phrase "since last Sunday" indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present, requiring the present perfect continuous tense.

Explanation

The key indicator here is "since last Sunday" — whenever "since" is used to show a point of time from which an action began and is still continuing, we use Present Perfect Continuous (has/have + been + V-ing). The other options are wrong: "suffered" is simple past (completed action), "will suffer" is future, and "suffer" is simple present.

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