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Present Perfect Tense vs. Present Perfect Contentious Verb Tense

What is difference between the present perfect tense and the present perfect continuous tense?

The difference between the present perfect tense and the present perfect continuous tense is very small. There are many times when the two tenses can be used interchangeability. There are differences in the structure of the tenses. The two tenses use the auxiliary verb "have". The present perfect tense -ed/v3 is added to the main verb and the present perfect continuous tense -ing is added to the main verb and the verb "to be" is also used.

The Present Perfect Tense vs. the Present Perfect Continuous Verb Tense
Present Perfect Tense	Present Perfect Continuous Verb Tense
emphasis what completed The good looks great. Mary has cooked all day. What a mess in the house. The kids have had a party.	emphasize on the action (usually the action is not finished) The food smells great. Mary has been cooking all day. The house is a mess. The kids have been home from school all week.
to state the amount of times an action took place	to state the length of time or to state "how long" the action took place.
-	to emphasize the period of time the action took place