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Anonymous  +  463318 Sat, 12 Jan 08 09:33 AM

Guys, I've ran a search just like Marius instructed me.
I just want to be sure:
I've been living here for 3 years.   this sentence implies that I've been living here for 3 years and I still am, right?

I've lived here for 3 years.    correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't this sentence imply the same thing? that I've been living here for 3 years and I still am?

And please consider these:
I'm studying at the faculty of medicine next year vs. I will study at the faculty of medicine next year.
Why do we use the first one(present progressive to indicate future..) instead of simply using the other sentence to indicate future?
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Marius Hancu, 1 yr 314 days ago
I'm studying at the faculty of medicine next year.
I consider this one wrong.
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Marius Hancu  +  463467 Sat, 12 Jan 08 09:22 PM
And you haven't done a proper search as I told you:Sad [:(]

Do a search here (top right Search box) with
have been living have lived

you'll find threads addressing exactly that situation, such as:

Post:452572
Marius Hancu
Marius Hancu  +  463468 Sat, 12 Jan 08 09:30 PM
Also, see:

http://thegrammarexchange.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/340600179/m/8076001244?r=8076001244#8076001244

http://thegrammarexchange.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/340600179/m/3946037844?r=4471051793#4471051793
Marius Hancu
Cool Breeze  +  463471 Sat, 12 Jan 08 09:50 PM
 Marius Hancu wrote:
I'm studying at the faculty of medicine next year.
I consider this one wrong.

Hi Marius

So do I. The continuous present tense is usually used to indicate future action in connection with verbs that involve motion:

He is coming next week.
I'm flying to New York tomorrow.

But not: I am reading this magazine tomorrow morning.

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Heidita, 1 yr 314 days ago

Why only motion?

I'm eating with my father tomorrow.

I'm having dinner with Mary next week.

Heidita  +  463477 Sat, 12 Jan 08 10:16 PM

 Marius Hancu wrote:
I'm studying at the faculty of medicine next year.
I consider this one wrong.

I don't.

I am studying with Tom tomorrow at home.

Tomorrow I'm studying at home, but next week at the library.

Seem perfect to me. Please, explain why you stated otherwise.

cheersCool [H]
Heidita
Anonymous, 1 yr 314 days ago
Tomorrow indicates future, why not simply saying ''I will study with Tom tomorrow at the library''.
Anonymous, 1 yr 314 days ago
Marius, I've read a lot, everything is still opaque to me.
I have lived here for 3 years.    (this doesn't necessarily mean that I don't live here anymore, I might be living here, or not)
I have been living here for 3 years. (same here. I have been living here for 3  years, and now it's time for me to depart for my native country).
There are a lot of nuances between those two tenses....very obscure in my opinion.
So, in a test, can a teacher ask me ''Fill in the correct tense(Present Perfect Progressive or Present Perfect)??
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