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Monseul Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Present Perfect vs Present Perfect Progressive

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001) Can these two grammatical structures be used interchangeably?02br
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00 a- I have been living in France for five years.02br
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00 b- I have lived in France for five years.02br
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00**Is it right to assume verbs such as: 01b00live, work, study02b00 are the only type of verbs that can be mixed grammatically like the above sentences and still have the same meaning?02br
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002) Why is 01font00Tom has flown over 300,000 miles during ten years02font00 acceptable, BUT 01font00Tom has been flying over 300,000 miles during ten years02font00 not acceptable?02br
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003) Why is, 01font00I have been watching my neighbor dig a hole all day02font00 in Present Progressive, BUT 01font00I watched my neighbor dig a hole all day yesterday02font00 not in Past Progressive?0-
  

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0 Yea I used to learn about this but somehow I forgot the difference. I think I have been living shows that the person has been living and will likely to live there for a future period while have lived shows that it is unlikely to live there for a long-term in the future. That's what I can remember though but not sure if its correct 0-

— HMFindlay

  • 0 Yea I used to learn about this but somehow I forgot the difference.
  • I think I have been living shows that the person has been living and will likely to live there for a future period while have lived shows that it is unlikely to live there for a long-term in the future.
  • That's what I can remember though but not sure if its correct 0-
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0 Yea I used to learn about this but somehow I forgot the difference. I think I have been living shows that the person has been living and will likely to live there for a future period while have lived shows that it is unlikely to live there for a long-term in the future. That's what I can remember though but not sure if its correct 0-
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0Thanks Findlay.02br
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03. Why is, 01font00I have been watching my neighbor dig a hole all day02font00 in Present Progressive, BUT 01font00I watched my neighbor dig a hole all day yesterday02font00 not in Past Progressive?02br
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00I have been watching my neighbor dig a hole all day is Present Progressive be
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01) I see no significant difference between your two sentences whether with live, work, or study. I would not assume anything with regard to English vocabulary and grammar!02br
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00 2) To start with, I would say 01i00... during the past ten years02i00. The second version (with the progressive tense) mixes two incompatible ideas. 01i00 h
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01cite10CalifJim12cite101) I see no significant difference between your two sentences whether with live, work, or study. I would not assume anything with regard to English vocabulary and grammar!12br
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01cite10Matt091512cite103. Why is, 11font10I have been watching my neighbor dig a hole all day12font10 in Present Progressive, BUT 11font10I watched my neighbor dig a hole all day yesterday12font10 not in Past Progressive?12br
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As Far as I am concerned and according to most grammar books I have read, there is little or no difference in meaning when since or for is used.

It would be a different story if I said something like: I have lived here vs I have been living here. In the first case, I may be living somewhere else now, but I can come back to live "here" again.
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As Far as I am concerned and according to most grammar books I have read, there is little or no difference in meaning when since or for is used.

It would be a different story if I said something like: I have lived here vs I have been living here. In the first case, I may be living somewhere else now, but I can come back to live "here" again.
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"a - I have been living in France for five years." |--(2002-2006)-and continuing---->

Why don't you come visit me (in France). I'm still there.

"b - I have lived in France for five years." |--5years in France (2001-2005)--|--1 year in Spain (2006)--|--5 years in France again (2007-2011)--|

I live in Spain now. I might go back to France and live there f
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Interpretation b is a highly unusual one. The 'for' clause is normally read as indicating a period of time which ends at the moment of utterance.

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