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ShaNap Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Present Perfect Continuous and Present Perfect
She has lived here for five years. (present perfect)
She has been living here for five years. (present perfect continuous)
It seems that both sentences are correct, and that both convey the same message.
Is there a reason to use one and not the other?
She has been living here for five years. (present perfect continuous)
It seems that both sentences are correct, and that both convey the same message.
Is there a reason to use one and not the other?
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The difference is subtle. The perfect is more often used on forms. It has a sense of asking for a fact, rather than for a continuing experience.
- The difference is subtle.
- The perfect is more often used on forms.
- It has a sense of asking for a fact, rather than for a continuing experience.
- In many situations, either can be used and interpreted the same way.
- How long have you lived at your present address?
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The difference is subtle.
The perfect is more often used on forms. It has a sense of asking for a fact, rather than for a continuing experience. In many situations, either can be used and interpreted the same way.
How long have you lived at your present address? (fact)
She has been living in the city for five years and loving every minute of it. (experience not completed yet
The perfect is more often used on forms. It has a sense of asking for a fact, rather than for a continuing experience. In many situations, either can be used and interpreted the same way.
How long have you lived at your present address? (fact)
She has been living in the city for five years and loving every minute of it. (experience not completed yet
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