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When to use have been had been?
Present perfect ‘have/has been ‘ is used when describing an action completed in the recent past and still assumes importance in the present. We use ‘had been’ when you describe something that happened in the past before something else in the past.
Where to use 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.
Is had been past perfect tense?
The past perfect continuous is made from had been and the -ing form of a verb: I had been working there for a year. They had been painting the bedroom.
When to use �had� & ṃ𝐶𝐷𝐉𝐼𝐜𝐾𝐁 𝑜𝑯𝑃 (have and have had)?
When to use HAVE HAD & HAD HAD. In the present perfect, the auxiliary verb is always have (for I, you, we, they) or has (for he, she, it). In the past perfect, the auxiliary verb is always had. We use have had in the present perfect when the main verb is also “have”: I’m not feeling well.
How do you use had been and has been in a sentence?
If the subject of a sentence is I – You – We – They or a plural noun (cars, birds, children) we use ‘have been‘. If the subject of the sentence is He – She – It or a singular noun (car, bird, child) we use ‘has been‘. Usage of “Had Been” When we are talking about the past: for any subject we use ‘ had been ‘.
How do you use the word “I have been to Canada”?
“I have been to Canada” implies that sometime in the past I went to Canada and this fact is still true today. Here “have been” is used in the perfect tense.
How to use ‘had had’ and ‘had wanted’ in the past perfect?
There’s no special magic with “had had”, they don’t really go together as a pair anymore than “had wanted” go together. So don’t worry so much about how to use “had had” as a unit of grammar, they will come together naturally when you want to express the verb ‘to have’ in the past perfect.