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Msn.indian Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

How to use " been " word with third form of verb

Please explain how to use " been " word with third form of verb
  

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"Been" is an interestingly word and it has different characteristics depending on how it is used. I have been to Paris a couple of times = I have the experience of being in Paris more than once. She has been sick.

  • "Been" is an interestingly word and it has different characteristics depending on how it is used.
  • I have been to Paris a couple of times = I have the experience of being in Paris more than once.
  • She has been sick.
  • = She was feeling physically ill sometime back and has not gotten well yet.
  • These are present perfect examples I have been taking English lesson for about a year = Your studying started a year ago and continues to present.
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"Been" is an interestingly word and it has different characteristics depending on how it is used.
I have been to Paris a couple of times = I have the experience of being in Paris more than once.

She has been sick. = She was feeling physically ill sometime back and has not gotten well yet.

These are present perfect examples

I have been taking Englis
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msn.indianPlease explain how to use " been " word with third form of verb
If you use "been" with the third form (i.e., the past participle), you must precede it with a form of have, for example:

has been taken
have been seen
had been known
having been thrown

The resulting three-word phrase is pas
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I have a question :

when we say : { I Never been to USA}
How we can write third form of verb with Never ??
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AnonymousI have a question : when we say : { I Never been to USA}How we can write third form of verb with Never ??
If you want to use have been with never, place never in between: have never been. Say, "I have never been to the USA".

CJ
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Why is been like "BIN" not bean ?
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I was taught as a child that "bean" is also correct.

It's "ben" which is to be avoided. Emotion: smile
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AvangiIt's "ben" which is to be avoided.
Why? (Am I not getting a joke here?)

CJ
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CalifJimEmotion: tongue tied Why?
No particular reason. When I was a child I was also taught not to questio
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sometime we use been without the word has,have or had.....so how to use been without has have and had?
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<< sometime we use been without the word has,have or had>>

Perhaps you can give us an example which persuades you that there is such a usage.
We can have a look at it.

Thanks!

- A.

Edit. Sorry. I guess you're talking about uses not involving the past participle.

All I can

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