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Select the most appropriate verb/verb phrase to fill in the blank.

They __________ their house for the past two months, and it's finally starting to look fantastic.

This question was previously asked in
SSC CGL 2024 (Tier-I) Previous Year Paper (17-Sep-2024) (Shift 3)
The correct answer is

have been renovating

The phrase "for the past two months" suggests a continuous action. "Have been renovating" is the correct present perfect continuous tense to indicate an ongoing process.

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