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Are there any differences between the following sentences:

  • I have read this book for two weeks
  • I have been reading this book for two weeks


  • It has rained for three days
  • It has been raining for three days
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Present perfect tense is used to talk about completed activities that took place within a period of time that extends to and includes the present moment.

I have read this book for two weeks. ( I have taken two weeks' time to complete reading this book)

We use the present perfect continuous tense to talk about an activity or state that extends over a period of time that began in the past, includes the present, and it may extend into the future.

I have been reading this book for two weeks. ( I have not yet completed reading this book and it will take some days more)

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