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The use of the pluperfect ("had been told") is to indicate action occurring earlier than some other action in the past tense. For example: I was told to wait, so I stood there. But: I was standing there because I had been told to wait.
Jaqueline Leuschke
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∙ 13y ago"Has Been" is the grammatically correct way to say "Had Been".
Has been is present perfect
Present perfect is used to talk about general experience - what you have done in your life up till now. (and other uses)
eg I have been to China and the Philippines.
Had been is past perfect.
Past perfect is used to talk about one thing in the past that happened before another thing in the past.
We went to China last month, I had been there twice before.
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