What is the difference between “have been, has been and had been“? Are you struggling to use the correct form when you’re speaking or writing in English? In this
lesson we’ll learn about the difference between have, has and had been. Remember the best way to be learning grammar is using it! When you make practice, you will able to develop better understanding the use of each grammatical structure and apply this to your everyday life when you are speaking or writing in English. ‘Has been’ and ‘have been’ suggest an action that started in the past, but continues in the present. 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: If the subject of the sentence is He – She – It or a singular noun (car, bird,
child) we use ‘has been‘. Examples: When we are talking about the past: for any subject (I, You, He, She,It, We, They)
we use ‘had been‘. “Had been,”, suggests an action that both began and ended in the past. We use the past perfect continuous to indicate that something started in the past and continued up until another time in the past. To show time reference “for” and “since” are used and it describes when the action started and how
long it continued in the past. “For ten minutes”, “for five weeks”, “for two months” are durations which can be used with the past perfect continuous. Examples: Present perfect ‘have/has been ‘ is used when describing an action completed in the recent past and still assumes importance in the present. We use ‘had been’ when you describe something that happened in the past before something else in the past. Also an action that had happened in the past and does not reflect any continuation to the present time. Example: By 500 AD, the Roman Empire had been defeated. #1. Where were you? We ____ waiting for you since 10 o'clock.have been have beenhas been has beenhad been had been#2. They ____ living in Boston until they moved out in 1984.have been have beenhas been has beenhad been had been#3. She ____ writing this answer for 20 minutes.have been have beenhas been has beenhad been had been#4. When I went home, she ____ cooking for 5 hourshave been have beenhas been has beenhad been had been#5. Magicians ____ highly regarded in medieval times.have been have beenhas been has beenhad been had been#6. She _____ to Istanbul many times.have been have beenhas been has beenhad been had been#7. He ____ very interested in doing research on biology since he was at high school.have been have beenhas been has beenwas been was beenResults- You did great! You can do better! ☞You can find more English quizzes on quizyourenglish.com Check Also: Present Perfect or Simple Past?Post navigationThis div height required for enabling the sticky sidebar Have been or has been which tense?Reminder: have been is the present perfect tense of to be, and have gone is the present perfect tense of to go.
Who has or who have?If ( who ) is used for one person, ( has ) is used. If ( who ) is used for more than one person, (have ) is used. So, both ( who has ) or ( who have ) are correct.
Who had been or who has been?Without getting too technical about it, there are two major differences: “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 examples?Examples: ☛A total of five cars have been stolen from the city center. ☛Birds have been following me all day long. If the subject of the sentence is He – She – It or a singular noun (car, bird, child) we use 'has been'.
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