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Chris2010 Posted 13 years ago
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Mr. ABC has lived in California since 2010, and he resides with his wife and two children.
Please let me know if "has lived in" in the above sentence is correct? Should it be " has been living in ...."
Please let me know if "has lived in" in the above sentence is correct? Should it be " has been living in ...."
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Mr. ABC has lived in California since 2010, and he resides with his wife and two children. Please let me know if "has lived in" in the above sentence is correct?
- Mr.
- ABC has lived in California since 2010, and he resides with his wife and two children.
- Please let me know if "has lived in" in the above sentence is correct?
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Mr. ABC has lived in California since 2010, and he resides with his wife and two children.
Please let me know if "has lived in" in the above sentence is correct? Should it be " has been living in ...."
Please let me know if "has lived in" in the above sentence is correct? Should it be " has been living in ...."
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Hi,
In your example, with the verb "to live", you could say either, has lived or has been living.
However, The present perfect continuous is not normally used with the stative verbs (verbs that describe "a state", not an action / occurrence).
For example;
You can't say "Mr. ABC has been knowing me for 10 years or since 2010. However, you can definitely say "Mr.
In your example, with the verb "to live", you could say either, has lived or has been living.
However, The present perfect continuous is not normally used with the stative verbs (verbs that describe "a state", not an action / occurrence).
For example;
You can't say "Mr. ABC has been knowing me for 10 years or since 2010. However, you can definitely say "Mr.
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