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What is the difference between the present perfect and progress?

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Question added by احمد سرور , معلم لغة انجليزية , الازهر الشريف
Date Posted: 2015/06/21
Sharif Hijazy
by Sharif Hijazy , Senior Translator and Editor , Al-Motahida

The present perfect focuses on the achievement of the action, whereas the continuous form of it focuses mainly on the continuity of the action, e.g.,

I have written ten letters this morning. (ten letters done)

I have been writing letters all morning. (the action is still happening)

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