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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Sentence explanation

Carla has worked here for five years.

Carla has been working here for five years.

What is the difference between these two sentences?
  

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Carla has worked here for five years. (Present Perfect tense is used) Carla has been working for five years. (Present Perfect Continuous tense is used)

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  • Carla has worked here for five years.
  • (Present Perfect tense is used) Carla has been working for five years.
  • (Present Perfect Continuous tense is used)
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Carla has worked here for five years. (Present Perfect tense is used)

Carla has been working for five years. (Present Perfect Continuous tense is used)
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The second sentence is longer.
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AnonymousCarla has worked here for five years.

Carla has been working here for five years.

What is the difference between these two sentences?
X is the present moment.
Time goes left to right: past >>>>>>>>>>>>future

"has been working" has only one meaning.

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