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Has been and was been difference?
“Has been” is used for the present perfect continuous tense. This form is used to refer to something which had started in the past and is still continuing in the present tense. “Was” is used to denote the past continuous form. This form is used to refer to some action which was going on at some time in the past.
What is the difference between I was and I have been?
You use “was” (past tense) for the events that occurred at a known time in the past and ended in the past. Hey, Paul I was busy working in the morning. You use “have been” (present perfect tense) for the events that occurred in an undefined time in the past and they or may not still last.
What is the difference between had and had been?
They are two different words that convey different meanings. The word ‘had’ is an auxiliary verb, and it is used in the past perfect tense. On the other hand, the word ‘had been’ is an auxiliary verb, and it is used in the past perfect continuous tense. This is the main difference between the two words.
When has been used?
“Has been” and “Have been” are present perfect continuous used to indicate that an action that started in the indefinite past has come to completion, or is still in progress, at the present. They are used in both the active and passive voice sentences.
Was being or was been?
As a rule, the word been is always used after have (in any form, e.g., has, had, will have). The word being is never used after have. Being is used after to be (in any form, e.g., is, was, were).
Were been or have been?
Let us say ‘were’ is a representative of the past tense, and ‘have been’ a representative of the present perfect tense.
Where had been used?
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.
Was vs. had been?
2 Answers 2. active oldest votes. up vote 8 down vote. Had/has/have been is usually used for something that was done in the past and still applies (multiple events). Was/were usually applies to something done in the past that no longer applies (single event). Example: The well had been producing clean water.
Is it has been or have been?
Both “Has been” AND “Have been” mean something began in the past and has lasted into the present time. This meaning is known as present perfect continuous. Use “has” when describing a specific person (not yourself) or a non-person (e.g. an animal or an object).
What is the difference between was/were and did?
Was and were are both past tense.