Fill in the blanks using the correct tense of the verbs

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Explanation: Has been living (correct tense): In this context, the present perfect continuous tense "has been living" is appropriate as it indicates an action that started in the past and is still ongoing. Options:   (a) Has been living: This is the correct present perfect continuous tense, fitting the context of an action (living in Chennai) that started in the past and is still continuing. (b) Lived: This is the simple past tense and does not convey the ongoing nature of the action. (c) Was living: This is the past continuous tense and does not fit the context of specifying the duration of time from 1975 until the present. (d) Is living: This is the present simple tense and does not convey the duration of the action since 1975.