Present Perfect vs. Present Perfect Progressive tense

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Lesson 252

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I have written 5 letters. = মই পাঁচ খন চিঠি লিখিলো.

We use the 'Present Perfect' mainly to express that an action is completed or to emphasize the result.
It shows: Result (what / how much / how often).

I have been writing for an hour. = মই এঘণ্টাৰ পৰা লিখি আছোঁ.

The Present Perfect Progressive form focuses on the duration of an event. We use the Present Perfect Progressive to emphasize the duration or continuous course of an action.
It shows: Duration (how long).

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I have done my homework. (Meaning: My homework is completed now.) = মই মোৰ গৃহকাৰ্য কৰিলো.

Present perfect simple - emphasis on completion

I have been doing my homework. (Meaning: That's how I have spent my time. It does not matter whether the homework is completed now.) = মই মোৰ গৃহকাৰ্য কৰি আছোঁ.

Present perfect progressive - emphasis on duration

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I haven't played hide and seek for years. (Meaning: It's years ago that I last played hide and seek.) = মই বহুত বছৰৰ পৰা লুকা-ভাকুৰ খেল নাই খেলা.

This sentence is in the present perfect simple tense.

I have been playing hide and seek for an hour. (Meaning: I started playing 1 hour ago.) = মই এঘণ্টাৰ পৰা লুকা ভাকুৰ খেল খেলি আছোঁ.

This sentence is in the present perfect progressive tense.