Direction: Choose the correct Preposition from the options given below to…
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Direction: Choose the correct Preposition from the options given below to complete each sentence.
She has been working here ____ 2019.
- A.
for
- B.
since
- C.
from
- D.
by
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Correct answer: B
Concept: In English, "since" marks a specific point in time — a year, date, day, or moment — from which an action or state began and has continued, typically with the present perfect or present perfect continuous tense. "For" marks a duration or span of time (a number of hours, days, months, or years), not a fixed point.
Application: The sentence uses the present perfect continuous tense ("has been working"), describing an action that began in the past and is still continuing. The blank is followed by "2019", a specific calendar year — a point in time rather than a duration. Because the reference is a point in time, the sentence needs "since": "She has been working here since 2019."
Cross-check — contrast each option by its own value:
"For" would require a duration, e.g. "for six years," not a fixed year like 2019.
"From" usually pairs with "to"/"till" (e.g. "from 2019 to now") and does not stand alone with the present perfect continuous to mark unbroken duration.
"By" marks a deadline for a completed action (e.g. "by 2019"), which conflicts with the ongoing sense of "has been working".
Result: the sentence reads "She has been working here since 2019."