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<div class="pg_page_title">"I have been living" versus "I have lived"?</div>
<div style="font-size:200%;">What is the difference between "I have been living" and "I have lived"?</div>
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== Present Perfect Continuous ==
== Present Perfect Continuous ==
➡ Sentence Structure : <code>Subject + have/has + been + V4 (ing Verb) + Object</code>
*Example: "I've been living in Paris for 2 years"


<blockquote>Example: "I've been living in Paris for 2 years"</blockquote>
Th first tense is called the "Present Perfect Continuous" (have been living). It means I have lived there for 2 years and, by implication, that I'm going to continue to live there for at least the near future. I am going to continue living in Paris.


This tense is called the "Present Perfect Continuous" (have been living).  
== Present Perfect Simple ==
*Example: "I've lived in Paris for 2 years"
The second tense is called the "Present Perfect Simple" (have lived) and simply means from then until now I have lived there for 2 years and it doesn't indicate whether I intend to continue living in Paris.


It means I have lived there for 2 years and, by implication, that I'm going to continue to live there for at least the near future. I am going to continue living in Paris.
==Reference==
https://polyglotclub.com/language/english/question/1323


== Present Perfect Tense ==
➡ Sentence Structure : <code>Subject + have/has + V3(Past Participle) + Object</code>


<blockquote>Example: "I've lived in Paris for 2 years"</blockquote>


This tense is called the "Present Perfect Simple" (have lived) and simply means from then until now I have lived there for 2 years and it doesn't indicate whether I intend to continue living in Paris.
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