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Which is correct? ”I’ve been living here for 5 years” OR ”I’ve lived here for 5 years”?

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Nindji profile picture NindjiJuly 2018
The firt is better
voltron profile picture voltronMay 2018
Sure is correct with what was siad. They both are correct but it depends on context. If you still live there, then 5e first is correct. If you lived somewhere else but use to live at the place then the second is correct. For example Presently I live in Arizona, but say I went to visit New York where i use to live. If I am talking to someone in New York I would say I have lived here for five years (before I left New York). Now lets say I am now in Arizona where I presently live I would say I have been living here for five years (living in Arizona).
reaghanw profile picture reaghanwMay 2018
Both are correct. They basically mean the same thing.
bayarsaikh profile picture bayarsaikhMay 2018
Please make this sentence correct
  • MrPacifism profile picture MrPacifismFebruary 2018
    I've lived in the United States for 16 years.
    Am I still living there, or have I moved?
MrPacifism profile picture MrPacifismFebruary 2018
In America, they are both acceptable. Neither or them imply that you are planning on leaving anytime soon. However, if you were talking to someone about leaving, then you would probably say that you have lived there for 5 years.
sweety1466 profile picture sweety1466January 2018
both are correct,
i have been living here for 5 years..
it means that you are living here for a long time and still you are here

i have lived here for 5 years
in this sentence you are telling about that you lived for a 5 years at that place but now you have left the place
imad_daull profile picture imad_daullJanuary 2018
hi i want to teach you