I have been living here/I have lived here all my life.

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Rachel Adams

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Hello.

Are the explanations in bold correct?

Situation A.
I've been living here all my life. Without additional information suggests that the speaker still lives there.
I have lived here all my life.
Without additional information suggests that the speaker still lives there.
I've been living here all my life/I have lived here all my life but I am moving now. This isn't my house anymore. The person no longer lives there. The action is completed.

Situation B.
I've been working here for ten years. The speaker still works there.
I have worked here for ten years. May be still working there.

I have been working/I have worked here for ten years but I have just resigned. The action is completed.
 

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Please note that I have changed your thread title.

'Thread titles should include all or part of the word/phrase being discussed.'
 

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I've been living here my all my life.

I don't know what you mean by suggests. It flatly states that the person is living there and has been there his/her entire life.

I have lived here all my life.

Same as above.

I have lived here all my life, but I am moving now.

That's pretty straightforward. What are you confused about?
 

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Situation B.
I've been working here for ten years. The speaker still works there.:tick:
I have worked here for ten years. [STRIKE] May be still working there.[/STRIKE]
The speaker still works there.:tick:

I have been working/I have worked here for ten years but I have just resigned. The action is completed.
:tick:
See above.
 

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So without adding ''I am moving. This isn't my house anymore'' in situation A and ''I have just resigned'' in B all of them suggest that the actions are ongoing?
 

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So without adding ''I am moving. This isn't my house anymore'' in situation A and ''I have just resigned'' in B all of them suggest that the actions are ongoing?
It doesn't just suggest that; that's what it means.
 

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So unless it's obvious that the action is completed, the only difference between the present perfect and the present perfect progressive is that the first stresses the result while the second stresses the duration. Right?
 
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