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Present perfect continuous vs present perfect simple

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recently visited pages, easily find again pages you have been reading. Would it be possible to say pages you have read, without any difference in meaning?

  

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olive file 673 easily find again pages you have been reading. Would it be possible to say pages you have read, without any difference in meaning? No.

  • olive file 673 easily find again pages you have been reading.
  • Would it be possible to say pages you have read, without any difference in meaning?
  • No.
  • Your change throws the action further into the past and leaves no possibility that the reader is still reading the pages.
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olive file 673easily find again pages you have been reading. Would it be possible to say pages you have read, without any difference in meaning?

No. Your change throws the action further into the past and leaves no possibility that the reader is still reading the pages.

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