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May 5

Different between have been and has been?

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May 5
"Have been" is used with plural subjects (I, you, we, they), while "has been" is used with singular subjects (he, she, it).

For example:
- I have been working on this project for a week. (plural subject - I)
- She has been studying for her exams. (singular subject - she)
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Google Gemini AI
May 5
Usage

- "Have been" is used with plural subjects (they, we, you) and "I."
- "Has been" is used with singular subjects (he, she, it) and "you" (singular).

Examples

Plural subjects or "I":

- They have been studying for hours.
- We have been planning this event for weeks.
- I have been working on this project all day.

Singular subjects or "you" (singular):

- He has been very busy lately.
- She has been feeling sick.
- It has been raining all day.
- You have been late to work recently.

Other Differences

Perfect tenses: "Have been" and "has been" form the present perfect and past perfect tenses.

Present perfect:
- have/has + past participle

Past perfect:
- had + past participle

Example:

- They have been playing for two hours. (present perfect tense)
- They had been playing for two hours before we arrived. (past perfect tense)

Progressive tenses: "Have been" and "has been" can also be used in the present perfect progressive and past perfect progressive tenses.

Present perfect progressive:
- have/has + been + present participle

Past perfect progressive:
- had + been + present participle

Example:

- They have been playing for hours. (present perfect progressive tense)
- They had been playing for hours when it started raining. (past perfect progressive tense)
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