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She told me that she had been living in the city for five years.
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She told me that she had been living in the city for five years.
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How to use in different contexts
Reporting Speech
She informed me that she had resided in the city for five years.
Casual Conversation
She said she'd been living in the city for five years.
Formal Writing
She stated that her period of residence in the city had spanned five years.
Adding Detail
She told me that she had been living in the bustling city for five years, working as a teacher.
Rephrased versions
Formal
She informed me of her five-year residency in the city.
Casual
She's lived in the city for five years, she told me.
Simpler English
She said she lived in the city for five years.
Phrases to learn
had been living
Past perfect continuous tense, indicating an action ongoing for a period of time before another past action.
living in the city
Residing in an urban area.