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Saunee Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Is been or has been
Dear members,
I am bit confused about the use of 'is been' and 'has been'. I hope both are not used in same context.
Request if you can provide more clarity on usage of both.
Thanks!
I am bit confused about the use of 'is been' and 'has been'. I hope both are not used in same context.
Request if you can provide more clarity on usage of both.
Thanks!
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"is been" is always incorrect. "has been" is the third-person present perfect tense of "be". For example, "She has been here all day".
- "is been" is always incorrect.
- "has been" is the third-person present perfect tense of "be".
- For example, "She has been here all day".
- "has been" is also used to form the third-person present perfect continuous tense of other verbs ("She has been learning French for a year") and the present perfect passive ("He has been arrested").
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"is been" is always incorrect.
"has been" is the third-person present perfect tense of "be". For example, "She has been here all day".
"has been" is also used to form the third-person present perfect continuous tense of other verbs ("She has been learning French for a year") and the present perfect passive ("He has been arrested").
"has been" is the third-person present perfect tense of "be". For example, "She has been here all day".
"has been" is also used to form the third-person present perfect continuous tense of other verbs ("She has been learning French for a year") and the present perfect passive ("He has been arrested").
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