Which tense allows for an event that began in the past to carry into the present moment in time?

The present perfect describes an event or situation that began in the past and continues to the present, or has a result that matters now. It is commonly formed with “has” or “have” plus a past participle, as in “She has lived here for five years.” The correct choice is present perfect; past perfect instead relates an earlier event to another point in the past.

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