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Present continuous and present perfect: understand the difference

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Use the present continuous, am, is, or are plus a verb ending in -ing, for something in progress now or around now. Use the present perfect, have or has plus a past participle, for a past action with a present result, experience, or unfinished time period.

I am reading a new novel this week.
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