lived OR have been living

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Which one? I'm stuck between "lived" and "have been living".
 
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1, 2 and 5 are all possible.
 
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Freeguy said:
I'm stuck between "lived" and "have been living".
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'Lived' denotes the speaker does not live here any more.
'Have been living' denotes the speaker is still living here.
Correct?

Not a teacher.
 
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Yes, and of course "shall live" is a future intention. All are possible, so without context it's impossible to say which is correct.
 
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