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Main and auxiliary ...
She hasn't been around.
Is "has been" a main verb or "has" is an auxiliary verb" and "been" is "a main verb"?
Is "has been" a main verb or "has" is an auxiliary verb" and "been" is "a main verb"?
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"has" is an auxiliary, forming the present perfect tense. The main verb is "been", which, in the interpretation that I suppose is intended, is the past participle of "be" ("She is around" -> "She has been around"). In another interpretation, "been" functions as a past participle of "go" ("She goes around" -> "She has been around").
- "has" is an auxiliary, forming the present perfect tense.
- The main verb is "been", which, in the interpretation that I suppose is intended, is the past participle of "be" ("She is around" -> "She has been around").
- In another interpretation, "been" functions as a past participle of "go" ("She goes around" -> "She has been around").
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"has" is an auxiliary, forming the present perfect tense. The main verb is "been", which, in the interpretation that I suppose is intended, is the past participle of "be" ("She is around" -> "She has been around"). In another interpretation, "been" functions as a past participle of "go" ("She goes around" -> "She has been around").
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