DIFFERENCES!

1 – I have been living here for five years

2 – I’ve lived here for five years

A) NO DIFFFERENCE
B) 1 – MEANS THAT I STILL LIVE HERE
2 – MEANS I LIVED HERE IN THE PAST, BUT NOT NOW
C) 1 – MEANS THAT I STILL LIVE HERE
2 – MEANS I’VE JUST STOPPED LIVING HERE
ACTION VERB X STATE VERB

When the verb is related to long

terms facts or habits, action verbs
can be treated as a state verb:
work, smoke, collect, etc
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HAVE
Make sure you know which verbs are
(STATE) A CAR = OWN
“pure” state verbs and always use the
present perfect simple with them. Some
HAVE
common ones are: know, belong, exist.
(ACTION) A SHOWER =
TAKE
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ACTION (dynamic) verbs + present perfect

continuous:
I’ve been living here for 5 years
I’ve been playing the piano since I was five
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An action that has just
stopped + present perfect SORRY!My
continuous: hands are
1 – the action was in dirty! I’ve
progress for some time been working
2 – the action stopped a
in the garden
short time ago
3 – You are able to observe
and comment on the result
of that action