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Nina_Nia Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
The use of present perfect and present perfect continuous interchangeably
Hello,
I wonder why present perfect and present perfect continuous are used interchangeably if present perfect is used for a finished action and present perfect continuous is used for an action which started in the past and is still happening.
Eg.,
I have been driving my car for ages
I have driven my car for ages.
Thanks
I wonder why present perfect and present perfect continuous are used interchangeably if present perfect is used for a finished action and present perfect continuous is used for an action which started in the past and is still happening.
Eg.,
I have been driving my car for ages
I have driven my car for ages.
Thanks
Top answer
The present perfect is often used for an action that is not complete. ) I have known him since I was a child. ) He has played piano for longer than I can remember.
- The present perfect is often used for an action that is not complete.
- ) I have known him since I was a child.
- ) He has played piano for longer than I can remember.
- )
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The present perfect is often used for an action that is not complete.
I have lived here for three years (I still live here.)
I have known him since I was a child. (I still know him.)
He has played piano for longer than I can remember. (He still plays piano.)
I have lived here for three years (I still live here.)
I have known him since I was a child. (I still know him.)
He has played piano for longer than I can remember. (He still plays piano.)
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AlpheccaStarsI have lived here for three years (I still live here.)Can this also mean that he/she doesn't live there anymore? Well, why am I asking about it? I noticed that without 'for three years', 'my whole life', etc the action seems to be complete, (Eg., I have lived there
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