Question

yes he stayed there for eight years

3、---Has your forever classmate come back from the USA? ---Yes,he ___ there for 8 years.
A. has stayed B. stays
C. stayed D. had stayed
选哪个答案呢?为什么?解析详细点.

Answer 1

C
他在那儿待了8年
和现在无关,动作没有延续到现在,即他现在不在美国了,排除A；B很显然排除,因为他不是现在在那的；D,过去完成时的意思是到过去的某个时间之间的动作,题目中已经涉及到现在了,排除
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