[Grammar] I have lived/been living in the USA since 1990.

[Lilyoftheorient]

Hi, is there a difference between present perfect and present perfect continuous as in the sentences below:

- I have lived in the USA since 1990.
- I have been living in the USA since 1990.

- I have worked here for ten years.
- I have been working here for ten years.

I’ve read that both tenses are used to show “duration from the past until now”. However, I’m a little confused because I have read that there is a difference between the two tenses. Please help & thanks.

 

[GoesStation]

Re: present perfect vs. present perfect continuous & thanks.

The sentences in each pair mean the same thing.

 

[Rover_KE]

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[Tarheel]

Lily, don't be confused. Just remember the importance of context. (If you google those sentences you might find they are used differently.)