"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.
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msn.indianPlease explain how to use " been " word with third form of verbIf you use "been" with the third form (i.e., the past participle), you must precede it with a form of have, for example:
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".
AvangiIt's "ben" which is to be avoided.Why? (Am I not getting a joke here?)
CalifJimNo particular reason. When I was a child I was also taught not to questioWhy?