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W hen should I use 'had been' and 'have been' ? You could use 'had been' and 'have been' like this: Had been : He had been given the name of his grandfather. ) He had been working there for five years before he got a new job.

  • W hen should I use 'had been' and 'have been' ?
  • You could use 'had been' and 'have been' like this: Had been : He had been given the name of his grandfather.
  • ) He had been working there for five years before he got a new job.
  • (You could also use "had been" + an "ing" form a verb to form a sentence in past perfect continuous tense.
  • ) Have been : Likewise, "have been" could be used in "present perfect" and "present perfect continuous" tenses.
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When should I use 'had been' and 'have been'?

You could use 'had been' and 'have been' like this:

Had been:
He had been given the name of his grandfather. (Thus, you could

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