Maasai tribes have been hunting lions as trophies for hundred of years - emphasizes the duration of an action, i.e., How long?, Since the 1940s, numbers have decreased dramatically, to around 20,000 today. - emphasizes the present result of the action, i.e., How many? / How much? / How often?, Preparations for the next Games have been heating up, and everyone involved is getting excited. - emphasizes the fact that an action is incomplete., The coaches in each manyatta have already chosen their athletes for the team. - emphasizes the fact that an action is complete., Have the games been a successful way to help conservation efforts in Kenya and Tanzanya? - is used with stative verbs, e.g., want, know, believe, be.,

Present perfect and continuous

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