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I never miss a Hockey match. I __________ fond of it since my childhood.

The phrase since my childhood denotes a state that began at a point in the past and continues up to the present, which requires the present perfect tense. With the…

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I never miss a Hockey match. I __________ fond of it since my childhood.

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The phrase since my childhood denotes a state that began at a point in the past and continues up to the present, which requires the present perfect tense. With the first-person singular pronoun I, the correct present perfect form of the verb be is have been. The simple present am cannot be paired with a since time clause, has been is the third-person singular form, and the future tense will be conflicts with a past starting point.

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