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Mshahri Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Has been
0 Hello , dear teacher/ moderator. 02 br
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00 Consider four sentences written below , 02 br
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00 1. He says that Bombay “has been” like home to his family for the past years. 02 br
00 2. Now, how can we be sure we “have actually been” of help?. 02 br
00 3. She “has been” from Italy. 02 br
00 4. I ‘ve taught mathematics using this book for several years.For 3-credit-hour classes , we “have been” able to omit many sections without difficulty from the book. 02 br
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00 I do encounter the subtle differences about the usage of “has/have/had been...” and “is/are/was/were..”.The above sentences show the pattern of written examples. I think I can replace “has been” with “is”, “have been” with “are” and so forth , but I confuse with the situation.In other words, I do not understand when “has been” or “is” seems necessary. Could you please ellaborate and clear the ambiguity.. 0-
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00 Consider four sentences written below , 02 br
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00 1. He says that Bombay “has been” like home to his family for the past years. 02 br
00 2. Now, how can we be sure we “have actually been” of help?. 02 br
00 3. She “has been” from Italy. 02 br
00 4. I ‘ve taught mathematics using this book for several years.For 3-credit-hour classes , we “have been” able to omit many sections without difficulty from the book. 02 br
02 br
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00 I do encounter the subtle differences about the usage of “has/have/had been...” and “is/are/was/were..”.The above sentences show the pattern of written examples. I think I can replace “has been” with “is”, “have been” with “are” and so forth , but I confuse with the situation.In other words, I do not understand when “has been” or “is” seems necessary. Could you please ellaborate and clear the ambiguity.. 0-
Top answer
0 Hi mshahri, 02 br 02 br 00 I think that you can't change tenses in #1 and #4 because there is a time expression starting with "for". 02 br 00 ex. 02 br 00 You can say: I live in Helsinki.
- 0 Hi mshahri, 02 br 02 br 00 I think that you can't change tenses in #1 and #4 because there is a time expression starting with "for".
- 02 br 00 ex.
- 02 br 00 You can say: I live in Helsinki.
- 02 br 00 but I cannot say: I live in Helsinki for five years.
- (wrong)!!!
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0 Hi mshahri, 02 br
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00 I think that you can't change tenses in #1 and #4 because there is a time expression starting with "for". 02 br
00 ex. 02 br
00 You can say: I live in Helsinki. 02 br
00 but I cannot say: I live in Helsinki for five years. (wrong)!!! 02 br
00 You would have to say: I have lived (or have been living) in Helsinki
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00 I think that you can't change tenses in #1 and #4 because there is a time expression starting with "for". 02 br
00 ex. 02 br
00 You can say: I live in Helsinki. 02 br
00 but I cannot say: I live in Helsinki for five years. (wrong)!!! 02 br
00 You would have to say: I have lived (or have been living) in Helsinki
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0 Generally, I agree with Yogi's explanation. My take: 02 br
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00 1. If he still lives in Mumbai, then he may continue there longer, so 'has been' should be used. If he recently moved to Delhi, however, then 'was' is a clearer choice, in spite of the time duration phrase. 02 br
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00 2. 'Were' if there is no chance or intention of helping further; 'hav
02 br
00 1. If he still lives in Mumbai, then he may continue there longer, so 'has been' should be used. If he recently moved to Delhi, however, then 'was' is a clearer choice, in spite of the time duration phrase. 02 br
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00 2. 'Were' if there is no chance or intention of helping further; 'hav
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