Hi, guys.
I’ve been really confused about the usage of present perfect and present continuous tense.
Is there any tense to describe a behaviour that I started from the past but also interrupted in the past and then restart recently?
For example, I want to answer this question, which is how long have you lived in your hometown? It's a simple question but I’ve confused about tense.
My experience is like this: I was born and raised in my hometown, but when reached the time I went to university, I lived in Guangzhou for about 4years, and then I worked in Hangzhou, Shanghai respectively for about 1 year. And recently, due to some special reasons, I’m currently living in my hometown again. So based on my experience, which tense should I use?
I once want to say I’ve been living in my hometown for a long time, but it seems like my behaviour never been interrupted.
So, I’ve had a hard time expressing my meaning with clarity.
I’m eager to receive your feedback.
Best regards.