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When do we use has been and have been?
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When you have to use 'have been'?
"Have been" is a verb phrase, so you would basically use it as a verb. Here are some examples: * I have been reading a book. * Have you been enjoying WikiAnswers? (This does have some other verbs, too). * You have been asking some good questions lately.
Is been a common noun?
No, the word 'been' is a verb; the past participle of the verb to be.A noun is a word for a person, a place, or a thing.A verb is a word for an action or a state of being.Example use of the verb to be:He will be home at six.He has been home since six.They will be home soon.They have been home all day.
Where do you use infinitive to and where do you use present participle?
Infinitive to has an obligation/mandatory kind of sense. Present participle simply describe on-going action. The present participle is the -ing form of a verb. It is used in continuous/progressive tenses. eg present continuous = am/is/are + verb +ing = He is waiting, they are watching past continuous = was/were +verb + ing = She was walking, they were sleeping present perfect continuous = have/has been + verb + ing = I have been waiting, she has been shopping. past perfect continuous = had been + verb + ing = They had been fishing, He had been sleeping
What verb tense do you use when you want to say 'has been' in French?
He has been is "il a été" in French. The verb tense is the "passé composé".
What is the verb phrase in this sentence. You should have been at the concert?
The verb phrase is "should have been."
Is have been a helping verb?
Yes, "have" can function as a helping verb in verb phrases to show tense or aspect in English grammar. It is often used in present perfect and past perfect tenses.
Which is the verb your sister and her friends were in the middle of the mud puddle?
I believe it is "were". Some verbs that we use all the time do not show action. These verbs tells us that something is, was, or will be. The most common nonaction verb is be. This verb has many different forms, such as am, is are, was were, shall be, will be, have been , has been, and had been.
What part of speech is the word been?
The word been is a verb. It is the past participle of the verb "to be".
What is the use of been?
Been is the past participle of the verb be. It is used after the verb have: have, has, had. It indicates a state of being started in the past which either ended in the more-recent past or is still continuing today.
What is the verb phrase in Have those socks been washed in the last month?
been washed. This is a passive verb phrase.
Should have been is what kind of verb?
should have been together form a verb phrase but should and have in this example are helping verbs that help the linking verb been, or should have been together can be all helping verbs like when you use it like this: He should have been running this morning but he couldn't get out of bed early enough.
Is have been considered a verb?
Have been is the past participle conjugation of the verb to be, e.g. I have been waiting for you; I have been there before.Have been considered is the past participle of the intransitive verb to consider, e.g I have been considered for the post of manager
