Question

Do as indicated in the following statement:
My brother __________in Kanpur for the last ten years.
(Use the correct form of the verb “live” to fill the blank)

Answer 1

Hint: A complete sentence must have, at least, three things: a subject, verb, and an object. The subject is basically a noun or a pronoun. And, if there's a subject, there are required to be a verb because all verbs need a subject.

Complete answer:
A verb is a term that conveys an event, an occurrence, or a state of being in syntax. It comes from the Latin verbum, which means "word" (be, exist, and stand). The infinitive is the simplest form of English, and it can be used with or without the particle to.

The present tense indicates that an action is being carried out; the past tense indicates that an action has been completed; and the future tense indicates that an action will be carried out.
'For' tells the time duration.

'Last ten years' explain that the action which started 10 years ago and is still in occurrence.
thus, we will use the present perfect continuous tense. As the subject 'my brother' is singular here, then we will use the singular auxiliary verb 'has'. 'My brother has been living in Kanpur for the last ten years.' This is the statement with the correct form of the verb used.

Note:
i) Difference between verb and tense - The verb is (grammar) a word that shows an action, event, or state while tense is (grammar) any of the types of a verb which will differ when an action or state of being occurs.
ii) Verbs come in three tenses: past, present, and future. The present tense is used to explain things that are happening right away, or things that are continuous. The future tense describes things that have still to happen (e.g., later, tomorrow, next week, next year, three years from now.