When you ask about something that started in the past but continues to the present time, you use the Present Perfect tense, e.g.: I’ve been there for 5 years / I’ve been there for 5 years.

当你谈论在过去开始但是一直持续到现在的某事时，用现在完成时态，例如：I’ve been there for 5 years/我在那里已经5年了。

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Too little have I experienced this in the past, but I will cry to God and wait upon Him to perfect his work in me.

我在已往对这个经历得太少了，但是我要呼求神，仰望他在我里面作成他的工作。

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The present perfect is used to express an action that started in the past but still continues in the present.

现在完成时用来表达开始于过去但仍在现在持续的动作。

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Not with this girl, this girl is perfect. But in the past, I've had lots of problems with roommates.

和这个女孩没吵过，她太完美了。但在过去，我和室友之间存在很多问题。

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