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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Question about had and have

Have been is plural past tense meaning more than one had been is singular past tense meaning only one.

John and Mark have been in the park before I arrived <---- this is correct?

John and Mark had been in the park before I arrived <---- wrong?
  

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Anonymous Have been is plural past tense meaning more than one had been is singular past tense meaning only one. You are seriously misinformed. have been can also be used for the singular pronouns I and you .

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous Have been is plural past tense meaning more than one had been is singular past tense meaning only one.
  • You are seriously misinformed.
  • have been can also be used for the singular pronouns I and you .
  • had been can also be used for plurals.
  • have been is not past tense, but present perfect tense.
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AnonymousHave been is plural past tense meaning more than one had been is singular past tense meaning only one.
You are seriously misinformed. have been can also be used for the singular pronouns I and you. had been can also be used for plurals. have been is not past tense, but present perfect tense. had been
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I see, thanks for the answer. I got that information in this link below. So I guess the answer in the link was wrong?

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_difference_between_have_
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AnonymousSo I guess the answer in the link was wrong?
Right. The names for the tenses are wrong in that link.

CJ
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