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Aparnab Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Can we use been in active voice

Hi please let me know the difference b/w following sentences.

I have lost my car.
I have been lost my car.

if any of above is incorrect ,let me know the reason.

thanks in advance.
  

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Hi, please let me know the difference b/w following sentences. I have lost my car. Fine.

  • Hi, please let me know the difference b/w following sentences.
  • I have lost my car.
  • Fine.
  • 'Sometime in the past, bye-bye car'.
  • This is Present Perfect tense, Active voice.
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Hi,
please let me know the difference b/w following sentences.

I have lost my car. Fine. 'Sometime in the past, bye-bye car'. This is Present Perfect tense, Active voice.

I have been lost my car.Not correct. This is Present Perfect tense, Passive voice, but it does not take a direct object so the phrase 'my c
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Hi ,thanks for ur quick reply.

i have got what you said above.but can you please emplain me briefly where we can use "been" .

is "been "something like telling about ourself?
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Hi ,thanks for ur quick reply.

i have got what you said above.but can you please explain me briefly where we can use "been" .

is "been "something like telling about ourself?
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Been is used with have usually when you have the present perfect continuous like for example:

I have been working a lot.

She has been calling me everyday.

When you have passive voice in which the verb tense is the present perfect you also use been, take a look:

I have sent the e-mail (active voice)
The e-mail has been sent by me. (passive voice)

Ro
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HI,Thanks for your advice.

other than passive and past perfect continous ,we do use been as in "i have been tired" .

Could you tell me how it works in above sentence.
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Hi, Thanks for your advice.

Apart from past perfect continuous and passive voice ,we do use as in "i have been tired".

how does it works in above sentence.
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this is easy, when you say I have been tired, tired works as an adjective and not with the idea of a verb in the past participle.

Take a look.

I am tired.
I am sick.
I am intelligent.

Can you see tired is an adjective, and being so its possible to use it with been
more examples:

I have been disorganized.
I have been drunk the whole night. (insp
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Hi,
You can also say things like 'I have been a teacher (for 5 years)'.

Clive

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