问一个超级超级简单的英语问题The old man died two years ago.（改为同义句）The old man ( ) ( ) ( ) for two years

Question

问一个超级超级简单的英语问题
The old man died two years ago.（改为同义句）
The old man ( ) ( ) ( ) for two years

Answer 1

has been dead
还是用现在完成时,万不能用过去完成时,因为只有过去的过去,有两个动作对比,才能用过去完成时