Been is the past participle of the verb 'be'.
'Ought to be' is present tense. 'Ought to have been' is past tense.
Been is the past participle for be verbs.The base verb = beThe past be verbs = was / wereThe present be verbs = am / is / areThe past participle = beenThe present participle = being
"Has been" is actually the present perfect tense.
Was is preterit. Gone! Clean cut. Has been is past "participle", of participate? That is, the emotion of the past act carries into the present, drags into the present as it is remembered and talked about.
Present is now - what is currently happening - and past is anything and everything that has happened (been and gone).
Being is the present participle. The past participle is been.
Present - am/is/are Past - was/were/been
Past.
Am is the present tense, first person singular conjugation of be. The past tense is was, and the past participle is been.
The past participle is been. The word "is" is the present tense, third person singular of the verb "to be." Present tense: he is tired Present perfect tense: he has been tired
The present participle is being. The past participle is been.
"It has been" is in the present perfect tense because it indicates an action that started in the past and has continued up to the present moment.
"Been" is the past participle form of the verb "be" and is used in present perfect and past perfect tenses.
present - am / is / are - I am hungry. She is hungry. They are hungry. We are hungrypast - was / were - I was hungry. He was hungry. They were hungry. We were hungrypast participle - been - I have been hungry. She has been hungry. They have been hungry
am, was, had been.
'Ought to be' is present tense. 'Ought to have been' is past tense.
Present perfect is formed with - have/has + past participle.The past participle of be is been. So present perfect is have/has been.I have been to France. She has been to Korea. We have been overseas. The doctor has been to town.