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know him / five years
I have known him for five years.
live / Japan
How long have you lived in Japan?
play table tennis / three hours
I have been playing table tennis for three hours.
I have studied English for three years.
be / junior high school student
How long have you been a junior high school student?
teach English / three years
I have been teaching English for three years.
live in Hiroshima / April
I have lived in Hiroshima since April.
study / social studies
How long have you studied social studies?
watch TV / 9 o'clock
I have been watching TV since 9 o'clock.
play the piano / was a child
I have played the piano since I was a child.
play / video games
How long have you played video games?
eat lunch / midday (12 o'clock)
I have been eating lunch since midday (12 o'clock).
He / be a teacher / 2023
He has been a teacher since 2023.
she / read / Percy Jackson
How long has she read Percy Jackson?
They / wash the dishes / two hours
They have been washing the dishes for two hours.