Examples:
He had been banned many times in the past.
He got banned many times in the past.
Also what is the difference between has been and had been in this sentence?
In this case, both will work. "had been" is the proper grammar, and the right way to say it. Using "got" is more casual, a more slang way to say it.
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In this case, both will work. "had been" is the proper grammar, and the right way to say it. Using "got" is more casual, a more slang way to say it.
In this case, "had been" means that it happened in the past, and then stopped. You are banned once and it doesn't have to keep going. "Has been" means that it keeps going, continuously and that the action hasn't stopped yet.