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Past tense of be?

It depends on how it is being used, but the past tense of the verb "to be" would be "been", and the plural form could be either "has been", "were", "was", or "have been".


What is the past participle for to be?

been.For example the past participle is used in present perfect tense egI have seen the Eiffel Tower. seen is past participleI have been to Paris. been is past participle.


Is had been past emphatic?

No, "had been" is not considered past emphatic. Instead, it is the past perfect tense, used to indicate that an action was completed before another past action. The past emphatic form typically uses "did" to emphasize an action, as in "did go" or "did see." In contrast, "had been" focuses on the state or condition that existed prior to another point in the past.


Does had not go together with a past tense?

The auxiliary verb "have" creates the perfect tenses and is used with the past participle of a verb. The word not is an adverb used to express the negative. It is used between the auxiliary verb and the verb.Example:Verb take, past tense took, past participle taken -Past Perfect : "He had taken the money from the safe."Past Perfect : "He had not taken the money from the safe."The continuous tenses use the present participle(-ing) form -Past perfect continuous : "He had been taking his medicine."Past perfect continuous : "He had not been taking his medicine."


What tense is used is used for an event that has been completed before the present moment in time?

The past tense.