present perfect tense

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Hi to all teacher/ educators
I have a confusion about the use of "present perfect"; I'm gonna write an example and I'd like you to help me understand the meaning of the sentence; here is the sentence.
I "have lived" in New York"
(does this sentence mean that "I lived in New York at some point or during some period in the past; but, no longer live" ? if yes then could we say "I lived in New York" as well.(because the Simple Past also describes that something happened or something existed in the PAST but no longer Exists.)........
dear teachers, I'm a Non- native speaker of English language....and I am still learning. I am really confused about the the two tenses(simple past and present perfect).

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

deligentI "have lived" in New York"

This is the use of present perfect as a 'life experience'.

Deligent · Answer

but sir, I asked about the difference between the two sentences(one in the present perfect and the other in the Past Simple). I know, sir, we can use present perfect to tell about our life experiences(what we have done up NOW);
but my real question was......could we use the PAST SIMPLE instead of PRESENT PERFECT in that case; and
if "No" then what would be the meaning of "I lived in New York" and " I have lived in New York"
In what cases/ situations we can't use them(present perfect and past simple) interchangeably and in what situations we can use only one tense of them, either the present perfect or the past simple ?

thanks a lot sir(Mister Micawber) for your reply, but, I'm STILL confused :- (

Fivejedjon · Answer

We would use the past simple 'I lived in New York' only if the time of the living was known to both speaker and listener.

CalifJim · Answer

I have lived in NY.
This explains why you know so much about New York now.

I lived in NY.
This is just a small part of the story you're telling. This is what you did. This is what happened.

CJ

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