The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
For the last three years, / Sunita had been running / private hostels near this university.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Sunita had been running.
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The past perfect tense "had been running" implies a past action that occurred before another past action.
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The simple past tense "has been running" is more appropriate for describing an action that started in the past and continues into the present.