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Originally Posted by rita cassiana piera cOULD YOU GIVE EXACTLY THE MEANING OF EACH ONE????????? |
There are no exact meanings. It depends on what you want to focus on; what you want to include; what particular impression you want to give ...
For example.
I've already complained five times about you non-attentive teachers.
I've been complaining all morning about you non-attentive teachers.
You can see from this that you can put different adverbial components into the different tenses.
Sometimes, there is very little difference in use, as in the following:
I've waited ten minutes already for a reply!
I've been waiting ten minutes already for a reply!