I live in Tokyo for ten years. vs I've lived in Tokyo for ten years.

The correct phrase is "I've lived in Tokyo for ten years." The contraction "I've" is the shortened form of "I have," which is the correct auxiliary verb to use in this context. The present perfect tense is used to indicate an action that started in the past and continues up to the present.

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This phrase is incorrect. It should be "I've lived in Tokyo for ten years."

"I live in Tokyo for ten years."

The present perfect tense is used to express an action that started in the past and continues up to the present. The contraction "I've" is the correct form of the auxiliary verb "have."

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Artists are only creative for ten years.
Bush govern here for ten years.
Unless I blacked out for ten years.
I stayed in Tokyo for a year.
It's been ten years. I haven't seen my family for ten years.
It's been going on for ten years.
It's two men celebrating living together for ten years.
It's two men celebrating living together for ten years.
- I killed myself for ten years.
Bella here was a therapy dog for ten years.
I was at Division for ten years.
I was a scholarship student for ten years.
And has done for ten years.
It's possible, but Amanda Morris was held prisoner for ten years.
So we basically had no privacy for ten years.
Stanley and I haven't argued for ten years.
We've been after Macawi for ten years.
I was his partner for ten years.
The third has been abandoned for ten years.
I have lived on this island for ten years.

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

"I've lived in Tokyo for ten years."

The contraction "I've" is the shortened form of "I have," which is the correct auxiliary verb to use in this context. This phrase correctly conveys the idea of living in Tokyo for the past ten years.

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And you, Ritsuko, though we both lived in Tokyo... we haven't seen each other again for ten years
My uncle has lived in Paris for ten years.
I've waited for this rematch for ten years.
I've been hunting Riddick for ten years.
I've been waiting for this day for ten years.
I've been a tour manager for ten years.
I've been in synthetic water research for ten years.
I've been working towards for ten years.
I've been under hats for ten years.
- I've been missing them for ten years.
I've been doing this for ten years.
I've been in this hotel for ten years.
I've been in South Africa for ten years.
I've been bonded for ten years.
I've used a Beretta for ten years.
I've thrown with that ball for ten years.
I've worked here for ten years.
I've worked here for ten years.
I've been grooming Nick for ten years.
My family had lived in Tokyo for generations.

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I live in Tokyo for ten years. vs I've lived in Tokyo for ten years.

"I live in Tokyo for ten years."

"I've lived in Tokyo for ten years."

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