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PreciousJones Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Present perfect.

What's the difference between:

I've been living here for 2 years. And

I've lived here for 2 years.

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No difference in meaning.

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  • No difference in meaning.
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No difference in meaning.
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Hi

There is no real difference. If you had once lived in that place, and now you are not living in that place anymore, then you cannot use #1, only #2.

Regards,

Prajwal
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prajwalkrHi
There is no real difference. If you had once lived in that place, and now you are not living in that place anymore, then you cannot use #1, only #2.

Regards,
Prajwal
Thank you Praj, but you really have to stop proofreading, because it's not helping. I appreciate the effort though.
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Hi Precious Jones,

I never proofread..Emotion: smile

Infact, I never try to proofread what a senior member has posted.There was
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To me there is a slight diffierence which lies in the emphasizing of the act when using perfect continuous. Some context will sound and work better with perfect continuous than present perfect. i.e. He has been in front of the TV playing video game since he came hone Friday after work.

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