"I work" vs "I have been worked"?
a. I work in this factory.
b. I have been worked in this factory.
My questions are
1. What's the difference in meaning between the two sentences above?
2. Do the sentences above express the same meaning?
3. Could I use them interchangeably?
Top answer
a. I work in this factory. States a simple fact about the present situation..
- a.
- I work in this factory.
- States a simple fact about the present situation..
- b.
- I have been worked in this factory.
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a. I work in this factory. States a simple fact about the present situation..
b. I have been worked in this factory. This is passive voice. It is possible to say eg I have been worked like a slave by the owner of this factory, but I wonder if perhaps you are really asking about the active voice, eg I have worked in this factory. Please clarify.
0The first is correct and very normal. The second definitely has a different meaning, and would not be as common a thing to say.
To say you "work" there, in common usage means simply that you have a job there. But you could also mean it more literally, that you are actually doing work there.
Sometimes people joke about this. Sometimes someone says "do you work here?". A
0I have worked in this factory. Sounds like you worked there in the past, but not now.
I have worked in this factory for 3 years. Sounds like you still work there today.
2. Do the sentences above express the same meaning? No
3. Could I use them interchangeably? No
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