Question

Use the present perfect progressive form of the verb discuss to complete the sentence. The politicians _____ the social program for the last month. are discussing have been discussing have discussed discuss

Answer 1

The present perfect progressive form of the verb discuss that completes the sentence is "have been discussing.

Step-by-step explanation:

The present perfect progressive tense is used to talk about a continous action that has been finished at some point in the past or that was initated in the past and continues to happen. This tense is formed with the auxiliary verb HAVE/HAS plus BEEN and the present participle of the main verb (-ing).

Answer 2

The politicians have been discussing the social program for the last month.
Are discussing is present continuous, have discussed is present perfect, discuss is present simple.