What's the difference in general. What's the difference between "I play" and "I have been playing" ?
Simple present is often a habitual activity, or a time-independent description. I play my favorite music in the morning. (You do this every morning.
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Simple present is often a habitual activity, or a time-independent description.
I play my favorite music in the morning. (You do this every morning. It is a habit.)
Johnny plays nicely with his classmates. (Report of teacher to Johnny's mother concerning Johnny's behavior. It refers to no specific time.)
Present perfect continuous describes an action that started at a time