English conversation tips | Present Perfect: Use it confidently!

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'I've lived here for 10 months.' or 'I've been living here for 10 months.'? Are they the same or different?
Don't worry if you're still confused between 'have done' and 'have been doing'.
The Present Perfect tense is a nightmare! I Part of the nightmare is the difference between 'state' and 'action' verbs. Let's clear up the confusion so you can use this tense confidently when you speak English!
0:00 Introduction
0:54 I have been doing & I have done
01:20 Action verbs & state verbs
02:04 State verbs rule
02:50 Is 'live' a state or and action verb?
05:00 Other verbs like 'live'
05:40 Most common mistake
06:37 Typical dialogue
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