Had been or have been?

“Had been” is used to mean that something happened in the past and has already ended. “Have been” and “has been” are used to mean that something began in the past and has lasted into the present time.

Has been or have been completed? If you’re talking about one thing, it would be “has been completed”. For example “This has been completed.” The subject is what determines which of the two to use: have or has. We use have if the subject is or indicates: I, you, we, they.

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Usage of “Have Been & Has Been”

When we are talking about the present: If the subject of a sentence is I – You – We – They or a plural noun (cars, birds, children) we use ‘have been’. Examples: ☛A total of five cars have been stolen from the city center.

What verb tense is have been? The present perfect continuous tense (also known as the present perfect progressive tense) shows that something started in the past and is continuing at the present time. The present perfect continuous is formed using the construction has/have been + the present participle (root + -ing).

What is have been in grammar?

I have been refers to a completed journey (or journeys) in the past. I have gone can refer to a journey from which the speaker has not yet returned. He has been to America. = He has visited America (and has already come back).

Has been done or have been done? The word ”have’ is present tense. The word “has” is past tense as the word done is past tense. It depends on whether the noun being modified is singular or plural. All of the jobs HAVE been done.

What is the meaning of I have been?

“Have been” is a verb used to form the present perfect tense, and when followed by a present participle (such as “running”, “walking”, “doing” etc.), the present perfect continuous tense. This means that an action is going on continuously and has not been completed at this moment.

Were or have been? Let us say ‘were’ is a representative of the past tense, and ‘have been’ a representative of the present perfect tense.

Have been Vs are?

The auxiliary verb ‘are’ is used as the plural form of the auxiliary verb ‘is’, and it is used in the present continuous tense. On the other hand, the form ‘have been’ is used as the preset perfect continuous form of any given verb. This is the main difference between the two words.

What is a sentence with have been? Daddy has been sick. I don’t know, but his gun has been fired since it was last cleaned. He has been very assertive and direct.

Has been V3 grammar?

When We have to talk about an object or give importance to an object in our conversation then those sentences which contain has/have +been+V3 are used. (1) I have completed My home work. The above sentence is active voice in which subject (I) has done the work. The home work has been done by me.

How do you use have been in a sentence? Having been a teacher, she likes children. “Having been a teacher earlier she liked children.” “Having been a teacher, she likes children” seems to indicate that her liking of children is dependent upon her career (now ended) as a teacher. As if should she had chosen another career, she would not like children.

Have been or are?

The auxiliary verb ‘are’ is used as the plural form of the auxiliary verb ‘is’, and it is used in the present continuous tense. On the other hand, the form ‘have been’ is used as the preset perfect continuous form of any given verb. This is the main difference between the two words.

How do you use have been in a sentence?

Have been Vs have been being?

Been is a form of ‘be’, which is a past participle one. On the other hand, being is also a type of ‘be’, but present participle one. Been is used as a helping verb in sentences to form sentences in the perfect tense. … While been is used with has, have and had, being is used with is, am, are, was and were.

How have you been or being? As a rule, the word been is always used after have (in any form, e.g., has, had, will have). The word being is never used after have. Being is used after to be (in any form, e.g., is, was, were).

Have been done or have been doing?

“Have been doing” means that the action started in the past and is continuing into the present. Example: “I have been walking since noon.” (you started walking at noon and are still walking.) “Have done” means something started and finished in the past.

Have been there or had been there? Senior Member. You would say I have been there if talking to someone right now. You would say I had been there if writing or talking from the perspective of the past.

What is the meaning of have you been there?

“Have you been there?” is a simple question asking a person if they have ever visited that place before. For example, the conversation could be about a country, or a town, or a museum, or a restaurant, etc., and then a question is directed to a person: “Have you been there?”

Were taken or have been taken? Senior Member

We use the past tense – were – for a hypothetical situation in the present. In the past: Precautions were not taken; if they had been taken…. We use the double past, or past perfect, for a hypothetical situation in the past.

Were added or have been added?

Member. When you use the simple past “was added” it doesn’t matter WHEN the action happened. If you say “has been added”, as jinti said, it gives a sense of “recently”, and also when you use it, the action has a consequence in the present, for example “an item has been aded (so now you can use it). Hope this helps!

Has been in a sentence? Daddy has been sick. I don’t know, but his gun has been fired since it was last cleaned. He has been very assertive and direct.

Was and have been difference?

The word was is an auxiliary verb, and it is the past tense form of the verb ‘is’. On the other hand, the word have been is used in the present perfect continuous form of any given verb with a plural subject for that matter. This is the main difference between the two words.

Was done or has been done? “Has been done” is a present perfect passive tense, which should be used for an action that happened at an unspecified time in the past. You should not use this tense when the time is specified. Use the simple past passive “was done” instead.