after a while I've lived alone vs after a while I lived alone

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "After a while I've lived alone" implies that the speaker is still living alone after a period of time, while "After a while I lived alone" suggests that the speaker lived alone for a period of time in the past.

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after a while I've lived alone

This phrase is correct and implies that the speaker is still living alone after a period of time.

This phrase is used to indicate that the speaker has been living alone for some time and continues to do so. It suggests a connection between the past and the present.

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But after a while I noticed things.
After a while I went stir-crazy.
After a while I made a decision.
But then after a while I realized, this is my life.
So after a while I'd had enough.
First time in a while I've been out acting like a normal person.
And then after a while I won't have to think about how...
After a while I lost my intimacy with Tiwa.
After a while I get tired and I just start walkin'.
And after a while I began to perspire.
But after a while I started to feel like he was hiding something from me.
After a while I figured out how to stand on a garbage can and look through the window.
And what you see after a while - I think he even goes into a climax right at the end.
But in looking at the data, after a while I realized: it looks like there's some structure here.
There were no clouds in the sky. And after a while I began to perspire.
And after a while I got a letter that he'd died, too.
So after a while I just quit to hang out with my friends.
But after a while I just put my head down... read the stuff that Sweeney sent me, and I kept to myself.
It was too much to think about at know, with a gun in your face, but after a while I...
And then after a while I won't have to think about how... I had it great and perfect for a while.

Alternatives:

After a while, I have been living alone.

after a while I lived alone

This phrase is correct and suggests that the speaker lived alone for a period of time in the past.

This phrase is used to describe a past event where the speaker lived alone for a certain period. It does not imply that the speaker is still living alone.

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But after a while I noticed things.
After a while I went stir-crazy.
After a while I made a decision.
But then after a while I realized, this is my life.
So after a while I'd had enough.
And then after a while I won't have to think about how...
After a while I lost my intimacy with Tiwa.
After a while I get tired and I just start walkin'.
And after a while I began to perspire.
But after a while I started to feel like he was hiding something from me.
After a while I figured out how to stand on a garbage can and look through the window.
And what you see after a while - I think he even goes into a climax right at the end.
But in looking at the data, after a while I realized: it looks like there's some structure here.
There were no clouds in the sky. And after a while I began to perspire.
And after a while I got a letter that he'd died, too.
So after a while I just quit to hang out with my friends.
But after a while I just put my head down... read the stuff that Sweeney sent me, and I kept to myself.
It was too much to think about at know, with a gun in your face, but after a while I...
I lived alone ever since, but I feel more comfortable now.
I lived alone for 4 years. I met Nahuel.

Alternatives:

After a while, I was living alone.

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after a while I've lived alone vs after a while I lived alone