Present Simple and Perfect

Hi guys

What's the difference between these two sentences:

- I live in NYC.

- I've lived in NYC.

Thanks

Hi Clive

I've lived in NYC.

#2 - You lived there at some point in the past, but you don't live there now (unless you say something like I have lived in NYC for 5 years

Could the sentence be rephrased as follows?

I lived in NYC. (You lived there at some point in the past, but you don't live there now.)

Is there any difference between your sentence and mine?

Yoong Liat wrote:

Hi Clive I've lived in NYC. #2 - You lived there at some point in the past, but you don't live there now (unless you say something like I have lived in NYC for 5 years Could the sentence be rephrased as follows? I lived in NYC. (You lived there at some point in the past, but you don't live there now.) Is there any difference between your sentence and mine?

Clive already gave the correct answer. The problem with these sentences is that they lack context and reference.

Where do you live now? I live in N.Y. – This present sentence is fine.

Where did you live before you came to Calif ? I lived in N.Y. (before I came to Calif)

Present perfect by rule has a time line starting sometime in the past and extending into present. Therefore this sentence needs a modifier to complete the context. i.e. I have lived in N.Y. since I arrived/ for a few years/ for a long time etc…

Tam Sadek wrote:

Usually, the choice of Past Simple, or Present Perfect is clear from the context of the exchange. However, if you want to take the sentence as a minimalist decontextualised concept, then you must use a past time adverbial to qualify it. I lived there seven years ago/in 1999/during the 1990s... The past simple refers to past/finished time, whereas the present perfect connects the past with the present... Just think about the context of what you are saying, or the the question you are answering... Hope that helps...