1. The little girl is dirty from head to foot because she_has been playing in the mud.
2. The little girl is dirty from head to foot because she is playing in the mud.
In #1 she is no longer playing in the mud. In #2 she is still playing in the mud.
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In #1 she is no longer playing in the mud.
In #2 she is still playing in the mud.