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Mercyful_fate Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Difference between these sentences
I have lived in france for 20 year.
I have been living in france for 20 years.
I lived in france for 20 years.
I have been living in france for 20 years.
I lived in france for 20 years.
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I have lived in F rance for 20 year s . I have been living in F rance for 20 years. The two above are practically the same.
- I have lived in F rance for 20 year s .
- I have been living in F rance for 20 years.
- The two above are practically the same.
- In both cases the 20-year period continues until the moment you utter the sentence.
- In the first one you're thinking about the 20-year period as a somewhat featureless block of time.
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I have lived in France for 20 years.
I have been living in France for 20 years.
The two above are practically the same. In both cases the 20-year period continues until the moment you utter the sentence. In the first one you're thinking about the 20-year period
I have been living in France for 20 years.
The two above are practically the same. In both cases the 20-year period continues until the moment you utter the sentence. In the first one you're thinking about the 20-year period
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