I've been doing it since 2001 vs I do it since 2001

The phrase 'I've been doing it since 2001' is correct, while 'I do it since 2001' is incorrect. The correct phrase uses the present perfect continuous tense to indicate an action that started in the past and is still ongoing. The incorrect phrase lacks the continuous aspect and the correct verb form.

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I've been doing it since 2001

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate an action that started in the past and is still ongoing.

This phrase is used to express an action that began in the past and continues up to the present. It emphasizes the duration of the action.

Examples:

I've been living in this city since 2010.
She's been working at the company for five years.
They've been studying English since they were children.
He's been playing the guitar since he was a teenager.
We've been waiting for the bus for over an hour.

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I've been doing it since Bryan's accident.
It's an old trick, I've been doing it since we were little. I just leave my body.
I've been doing it since I had teeth.
I've been doing it since I was a kid and it's just not making me happy.
I've been doing it since I was a kid.
Been doing it since he was governor.
They've been doing it since forever, so...
Every bellefleur woman's been doing it Since they started having them before the revolutionary war.
She's been doing it since this morning.
They've been doing it since forever, so...
What, therefore, has the EU been doing since 11 September 2001, and how effective has it been?
I've been doing it for 40 minutes.
I've been doing it to Freddie for years.
I've been doing it for the girls for...
I've been doing it for Mr Moray, sir.
I've been doing it with tongues.
I've been doing it for nine years.
I've been doing it to Freddie for years.
Been doing it since I was 21.
He's been doing it since he was 14 years old.

I do it since 2001

This phrase is incorrect in English. It lacks the correct verb form and the continuous aspect needed to express an ongoing action.

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Since 2001 I am also responsible for local government financing and I dispose of part of a 5.000.000.000 EUR Budget.
Likewise, minimum procedural guarantees for the European Arrest Warrant - which I had the honour to pilot through this House - have been held up in the Council since 2001.
Figure 3: Progress in Implementation since 2001 for electricity networks.
Accumulated losses on operating activities since 2001 have led to significant indebtedness.
Since 2001 I supervise Department of Games of Chance and Betting in the Ministry of Finance, holding legal duties of the Minister of Finance.
Since 2001 I have been the President of SACE, the Italian Export Credit Agency, and member of the Boards of Finmeccanica SpA and MTS.
Ladies and gentlemen, the report that I call upon you to approve takes a fresh look at the amendments required for inclusion in the Regulation in force since 2001.
I trust the Commission will continue its efforts to build the necessary political will, based since 2001 on an increasing knowledge of what actually works in the field at this time.
I would mention, by way of example, the German company Hochtief, which manages Athens Airport; it has not paid a euro since 2001 and owes EUR 500 million in VAT.
Had a hunting license since 2001.
It's registered to Delbecchio since 2001.
Since 2001 certifying bodies have had to certify the accuracy of Table 105.
Since 2001, the Commission has undertaken to monitor, systematically, whether the recommendations issued have actually been implemented.
There's been no paperwork around this site since 2001.
Unemployment has risen significantly since 2001, although it remains among the lowest in the EU.
Some data (particularly on income distribution) have not been updated since 2001.
However, since 2001 economic growth stalled in the wake of unfavourable external conditions and domestic structural weaknesses.
Figure 4: Progress in Implementation since 2001 for gas networks.
Greece and Italy continued to exhibit debt ratios above 100 % of GDP, with little change since 2001.
Since 2001 the Eurosystem has been approached on a variety of substances (see below for details).

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I've been doing it since 2001 vs I do it since 2001