Confusing Verb Tenses in English: PRESENT PERFECT OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS?

In this short lesson, learn about confusing verb tenses in English with the difference between present perfect and present continuous.

⬇️ What's the difference between PRESENT PERFECT & PRESENT CONTINUOUS?

EXAMPLE QUESTIONS:
How long have you been living here? (past until now)
I've been living here for 20 years.
I've been living here since 2002.
I've lived here for/since...

What classes are you taking this semester? (now/temporary)
I'm taking math, English, and chemistry.

0:00 Confusing verb tenses in English
0:30 How to use present perfect
0:55 How to use for and since
1:12 Present perfect examples
1:40 How to use present continuous
2:02 Present continuous examples
2:27 Mistakes with verb tenses

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[himajareddy]

I understood the difference very clearly. I have been following your classes since 2020. They are really helpful. Thank you so much!! Ma'am

[faridah]

Thank you for the video. Easy to understand 🙏🙏🙏

[rodrigosouza]

Well-pointed out and clearly explained (as always!). Greetings from a partly sunny São Paulo! Very best regards to you and your family and loved ones. :)

[zakariiraillen]

I have a question as always, I heard on YouTube someone telling someone else “You literally have like three brain cells left”, from what I learned the adverb is placed before the verb as in “I almost went down” but placed after the auxiliary as in “I have always dreamed of …”, so in the first sentence why is the adverb “literally” before the auxiliary “have” unless “have” here is not an auxiliary but a verb. I have another question, Americans use male and female instead of man and woman, are they used in formal English or can they be used in casual English, also can we use them for animals too, because in French they are only used for animals. Thank you

[victorkrasnov]

I'm watching this video. I've been watching youtube videos since morning :)
By the way, is there any difference between "I've lived here..." and "I've been living here..."?

[nicknameunknown]

100% understood, but when we take exam all dissapeared😑its not really all but when i take final exam i studied a lot of thing. Grammar, spelling, vocab and i've been understand one lessons and try to take another topic cause final exam have serveral topic. And i've been forgot what was i learned about when i was studied another lessons😑

[ernibaptist]

I like your explanation about these 2 tenses.

I finally understood.


But can we use these kinds of tenses to tell about the adjectives?

Like confused

I've been so confused?
Or any other adjectives?

Thank you.

I'm a learner from Indonesia