Present Perfect vs. Present Perfect Progressive tense

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Lesson 252

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I have written 5 letters. = मी पाच पत्रे लिहिली आहेत.

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. = मी एक तासापासून लिहित आलो आहे.

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.) = मी माझा गृहपाठ केला आहे.

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.) = मी माझा गृहपाठ करत आलो आहे.

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.) = मी वर्षांपासून लपंडावाचा खेळ खेळलेला नाही.

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.) = मी एक तासापासून लपंडावाचा खेळ खेळत आहे.

This sentence is in the present perfect progressive tense.