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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Is and has been

What is the difference between these two, specifically the use of are and have been in this sentence:

Your clothes are shipped.
Your clothes have been shipped.
  

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Clothes from our store are shipped regularly on Fridays. (normal activity, present tense in the passive voice) Your clothes have been shipped to your address. (specific action, no exact date, present perfect tense in the passive voice)

— Philip

  • Clothes from our store are shipped regularly on Fridays.
  • (normal activity, present tense in the passive voice) Your clothes have been shipped to your address.
  • (specific action, no exact date, present perfect tense in the passive voice)
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Clothes from our store are shipped regularly on Fridays. (normal activity, present tense in the passive voice)
Your clothes have been shipped to your address. (specific action, no exact date, present perfect tense in the passive voice)
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Thanks. Then which one would work in this case:
The clothes you ordered have been shipped to the following address:
The clothes you ordered are shipped to the following address:

Would the second one be possible?
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AnonymousThanks. Then which one would work in this case:The clothes you ordered have been shipped to the following address: The clothes you ordered are shipped to the following address:Would the second one be possible?
The second one just doesn't fit in this instance.
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Ok. So it grammatically correct but does work for that instance as you said. Is that right?
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AnonymousOk. So it grammatically correct but does work for that instance as you said. Is that right?
Right.
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