Have Been vs. Has Been vs. Had Been: How to Use Each One Correctly

The present perfect tense identifies an action or a state that took place at an unspecified time in the past. The present perfect progressive expresses an ongoing activity that started in the past and continues into the present.

Examples

have been to that city. (present perfect)

It has been drifting through my mind lately. (present perfect progressive)

Source: Have Been vs. Has Been vs. Had Been: How to Use Each One Correctly – The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation

Have Been vs. Has Been vs. Had Been: How to Use Each One Correctly was last modified: August 3rd, 2022 by Jovan Stosic

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