I live in Tokyo for 10 years. vs I've been living in Tokyo for 10 years.

The second phrase, 'I've been living in Tokyo for 10 years,' is correct. The first phrase, 'I live in Tokyo for 10 years,' is incorrect because it does not use the correct tense to express an action that started in the past and continues up to the present.

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I live in Tokyo for 10 years.

This phrase is incorrect. It does not use the correct tense to express an action that started in the past and continues up to the present.

To express an action that started in the past and continues up to the present, you should use the present perfect continuous tense, as in 'I've been living in Tokyo for 10 years.'

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I stayed in Tokyo for a year.
My work was impeccable for 10 years.
Cyrus, I've bought nails from you for 10 years.
Carl and I were happy for 10 years.
The biology department's been dissecting the same dead pig for 10 years.
I looked out for your family for 10 years.
I've been with harmony 360 for 10 years.
I've been with Harmony 360 for 10 years.
You've been sitting behind a desk for 10 years.
I've been alone for 10 years.
I haven't touched it for 10 years.
Thanks to Lubienska, Grad brothers received a pardon from the President suspended for 10 years.
It's been abandoned for 10 years.
I was a yardmaster for 10 years. Ms. Hooper.
A list that Brandon kept secret for 10 years.
I lived in America for 10 years.
You've been away for 10 years.
We've been trying to solve that one for 10 years.
There's no uniform stepped inside for 10 years.
You forget I was a general contractor for 10 years.

I've been living in Tokyo for 10 years.

This phrase is correct. It uses the present perfect continuous tense to express an action that started in the past and continues up to the present.

This phrase is commonly used to indicate that the speaker has been living in Tokyo for the past 10 years.

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Been living in London for the past 10 years.
Actually, I've been living in Vancouver for the past year.
I've been living in a hospital for two years.
Believe me. I've been living in that bubble for years.
Cyrus, I've bought nails from you for 10 years.
I've been with harmony 360 for 10 years.
I've been with Harmony 360 for 10 years.
I've been alone for 10 years.
I've been doing this for 10 years.
I've had enough for 10 years.
I've been looking for 10 years.
I've been married for 10 years.
I've been accident free for 10 years.
And I've been here for 10 years.
I've had a Peugeot for 10 years.
I've known about that for 10 years.
I've been doing this job for 10 years.
I feel this outfit just screams, like, I've been living in Ohio for four years.
I've been living in Milan for ten years.
Leyla Ordóñez has been living in Spain for 10 years and is being persecuted by the Colombian Government because she is Communist and is fighting for human rights, freedom and social justice.

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I live in Tokyo for 10 years. vs I've been living in Tokyo for 10 years.