What the difference between "I have been living in Paris for ..." and "I have lived in Paris for ...." ?

Question

I don't understand how to choose the verbal form between "have been V-ing" and "have V-ed" with "for" or "since".

Answer 1

Both show continuous action over time, but saying "I have lived means that you have put a finite end to the action.

I forgot the actual grammatical term for these conjugations, but I am sure my explanation is correct

Answer 2

I have been living in Paris for is in Present Perfect Continuous tense and means it is ... years since i started living in Paris and i am still living there
I have lived in Paris for is in Present Perfect tense and this tense is used when a speaker is referring now to an action in the past.This sentence means at some point of time in the past I have spent 5 years in Paris

Answer 3

"I have been living in Paris for ..." implies that you have lived there for a period of time and that you are still living there now.

"I have lived in Paris for..." is a little less clear statement. It could be interpreted as meaning that you have lived in Paris at one time in your life (but not now.) However, the more common interpretation would be exactly the same meaning as the statement above (that you have been living there for a certain period of time and you are still living there.)

So, although they could be interpreted differently, the most common interpretations of the statements mean exactly the same thing.

Answer 4

"I have been living in Paris for..." is like saying you are still living in Paris and have been for a certain amount of time. It's present tense. "I have lived in Paris for..." is like saying you used to live in Paris for a certain amount of time. It's past tense.

Answer 5

no real difference, only matters when studying english as a foriegn language. Native speakers don't make any distinction.

'I lived in paris for...' is past tense but 'i HAVE lived in paris for...' is not.

Answer 6

v-ing means yer still doin it, v-ed means you used to do it.

-ing is the progressive ending for a verb (most of the time)

-ed is the preterite ending for a verb (most of the time)

I say most of the time because English is a fooked up language with exceptions to every single bloody rule.

Answer 7

Have been living means that u still live there.
Have lived means that u were living there once, but u have moved somewhere else.

Answer 8

have been.......... lives there now present time
i have lived.......... use to live in Paris no longer lives there past

Answer 9

present and past