In English, we use the Present Perfect (e.g. I have been) to express an action started in the past but that is still going on in the present.
I have lived here for four years. / I have been living here for four years.
Note that in French, there's no distinction between simple and continuous forms.
Now look at these examples in French:
Notice that in French, to express the same kind of actions, we use depuis with Présent indicatif.
Depuis can mean both for + [duration] and since + [date] in this context.
Note that you can never use pour in that context.
See also Expressing for + [duration] with either pendant, durant, depuis or pour (prepositions of time) and the more advanced Using Le Passé Composé or Le Présent in negative sentences with ''depuis''
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