have been living since vs has been living since

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts based on the subject of the sentence. 'Have been living since' is used with plural subjects (e.g., they, we, you), while 'has been living since' is used with singular subjects (e.g., he, she, it).

Last updated: March 22, 2024

have been living since

This phrase is correct when used with plural subjects (e.g., they, we, you).

This phrase is used to indicate the duration of time someone has been living in a particular place or under certain conditions.

Examples:

They have been living in this house since 2010.
We have been living in the city since we got married.
You have been living here since you started your new job.

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I would particularly draw attention to staff training issues, increased safety in the area of transport and the increased risk of acts of terrorism with which we have all been living since 11 September 2001.
Ben, Danny and I have been living and breathing hockey since he could pick up a stick.
At the same settlement, a mud hut collapsed on a family with six children one night in January, and they have been living with their neighbours since then.
The citizens - EU citizens - of areas such as Kyrenia, Famagusta, Karpasia and Morfou have been living in exile since the devastating Turkish invasion of 1974.
It's what we've been living since 1999 when we left the army of Mother Russia.
They've had to scrounge for a living since they were children.
My ex-wife margo Has been posting travel pictures on her facebook page Of the great life she's living since our divorce.
We've been living together since we graduated.
We'd been living together since we graduated.
He'd been living there since 1980.
My dear young friend, I've been living here since the city was founded.
I've been living there since I was 1 0.
He's a pharmaceutical sales rep, he's been living here since his divorce 6 weeks ago.
Look, Koontz, I've been living here since I was three.
We pulled 1040s and receipts out of that apartment on Selma - where he's been living also since '94.
Poisoned a whole town my people been living in Since pioneer days.
Tom has been living by himself since Mary died.
Mimi Mollica is a Sicilian born photographer who has been living in London since 1996.
I have recently been contacted by a British citizen who has been living in Austria since 1981.
He'd been living here alone since March 2008.

Alternatives:

have lived since
have been residing since
have been staying since
have been dwelling since
have been occupying since

has been living since

This phrase is correct when used with singular subjects (e.g., he, she, it).

This phrase is used to indicate the duration of time someone has been living in a particular place or under certain conditions.

Examples:

He has been living in this apartment since last year.
She has been living in the countryside since she retired.
It has been living in the zoo since it was rescued.

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Tom has been living by himself since Mary died.
Mimi Mollica is a Sicilian born photographer who has been living in London since 1996.
I have recently been contacted by a British citizen who has been living in Austria since 1981.
She has been living in the US since 2006 after being threatened with death in her own country by Muslims for her criticism of Islam.
It's what we've been living since 1999 when we left the army of Mother Russia.
They've had to scrounge for a living since they were children.
I would particularly draw attention to staff training issues, increased safety in the area of transport and the increased risk of acts of terrorism with which we have all been living since 11 September 2001.
My ex-wife margo Has been posting travel pictures on her facebook page Of the great life she's living since our divorce.
We've been living together since we graduated.
We'd been living together since we graduated.
He'd been living there since 1980.
My dear young friend, I've been living here since the city was founded.
I've been living there since I was 1 0.
He's a pharmaceutical sales rep, he's been living here since his divorce 6 weeks ago.
Look, Koontz, I've been living here since I was three.
We pulled 1040s and receipts out of that apartment on Selma - where he's been living also since '94.
Poisoned a whole town my people been living in Since pioneer days.
He'd been living here alone since March 2008.
He's been living a penance every since.
Tom's been living in Boston since he was six.

Alternatives:

has lived since
has been residing since
has been staying since
has been dwelling since
has been occupying since

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have been living since vs has been living since