Direction: In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it.
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Mr. Murugan has been in this college ________ 2010.
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- for
- since
- after
- before
Correct Option: B
Since is usually followed by a time expression (Last year; this morning, 4 o'clock etc) or by a clause in the simple past tense. Use the present perfect or the past perfect in the other clause. Use for when you the length of time that something has been or had been happening. Ex; we have known each other for ten years (Not since ten years).
The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
Mr. Murugan has been in this college since 2010.
