Eli5. What’s the difference between “She has used the bag for three years” and “She has been using the bag for three years”.

Question

I encountered this earlier in my class and I can’t quite tell the difference. Please help. Non-native English speaker here 🥲

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Answer 1

“She has _______ the bag for three years”

Meaning there’s a bag that is owned by her for the three years.

The difference is “used” vs. “been using.”

“Used” is past tense and implies that it was something in the past and is no longer true, meaning that she used it in the past but is no longer using it now.

“Been using” is both past and present tense. “Been” meaning that in the past, she used it and the present tense “using” implies that it’s still ongoing. So it means she’s been using it for the past three years and hasn’t stopped using it