difference between "was" and "has been"

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"was" seems more appropriate for that context, in my opinion.
You are retelling what happened. A measurement was made. A calculation was done. And so on.

In the course of doing the whole scientific project, a colleague might wish to know something about the progress being made up to that point in time. He might then ask whether the mea

Thanks for your answer. The difference was/has been has always been a subject of confusion for me. Clearer now !

Should you want to link past experiments with current reporting/comments, the present perfect might be useful/in order.

If you say that it was calculated to be thirty miles, the calculation you are mentioning is placed by you at some unconnected time in the past. However, if you say that it has been calculated to be thirty miles, you are including the calculation in a moment that includes both now and then, even though then may be many years in the past. The latter is the perfect tense, whereas the former is the p

if you use "was" :it means calculation is finished in the past .

if you use "has been ":it means caltulation finished recently.

thats all

but for the text to use "was" will betetr than to use " has been " because meauserment is clear : 30 miles. and certain

thanks your reply , i am very happy due to simply explanation

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N.siva prasad

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If you are citing a specific calculation or study, then use "was calculated". If you are refering to something that has been calculated in the past, but your are not citing a specific study, use "has been".

Example: " In a study of population distribution of western songbirds by Grossner 1997, the average distrubution of nesting pairs was calculated to be 25 pairs per square mile."

Thank you so much for ur answer its very literally good answer.. keep doing this..

What about "She was appointed chairperson" as opposed to "She has been appointed chairperson" or should we just say She is appointed chairperson???
Susannah, UTAS

I still don't quite get it. Which one below is correct?

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