[Grammar] Have lived or have been lilving

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[FONT=MS Pゴシック][/FONT]Hello.
[FONT=MS Pゴシック][/FONT]I have a question about the usage ofpresent perfect.
[FONT=MS Pゴシック][/FONT]Could you please tell me what is thedifference between the following two sentences?
[FONT=MS Pゴシック][/FONT]1. Ihave lived in Tokyo for three years.
[FONT=MS Pゴシック][/FONT]2. Ihave been living in Tokyo for three years.
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[FONT=MS Pゴシック][/FONT]I am also interested in the differencebetween “I have studied English for ten years.” and “I have been studying Englishfor ten years.”
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[FONT=MS Pゴシック][/FONT]Thank you.
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From what I know:
have lived - done living there
have been living - still living there
 
Could you please tell me what is the difference between the following two sentences?
1. I have lived in Tokyo for three years.
2. I have been living in Tokyo for three years.
There may be no practical difference. The second may suggest that the speaker still regards his/her residence as temporary,
 
Thank you very much for your answer to my question.
That is what I also thought.
But your answer helps me feel confident about the meanings of the two sentences.
I appreciate your comment.
 
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I'd say that the first may also suggest that you no longer live in Tokyo, but you actually experienced living there at some point for the length of three years.
 
I'd say that the first may also suggest that you no longer live in Tokyo, but you actually experienced living there at some point for the length of three years.

It's possible, but a more likely way of saying it IMO would be I have lived in Tokyo- I was there for three years.
 
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