Was and were are both in the present perfect. Has been is used for the third person singular and have been is used for the first and second person singular and all plural usages. The present perfect refers to an action that began sometime in the past and is still ongoing.
Were there examples?
Use of “Have Been & Has Been” When talking about the present tense: when the subject of a sentence is I – You – We – They or a plural noun (cars, birds, children), we use have been . When the subject of the sentence is He – She – It or a singular noun (car, bird, child), we use has was .
was in a sentence?
been example sentence. Nothing was the same. The house was unbearably lonely without you. Nothing happened that you wouldn’t like to see.
Was and was the difference?
“Have been” is used in the present perfect continuous in the first, second, and third person plural, while “was” is used in the singular only for the third person.
Was or was?
“Had been” is used to mean that something happened in the past and has already ended. “Have” and “was” are used to mean something started in the past and continues to the present.
Was that right?
The difference between “has been” and “was” is that “has been” is used in the present perfect continuous while “was” is used in the past continuous. They are used for two different tenses and for two different tenses, present and past.
How can I use summer in a sentence?
Been is the past participle. Use it after the verbs have/has (perfect present tense) and had (perfect tense). Examples: I’ve been busy lately.
How do you use had in a sentence?
We use have had in the present perfect when the main verb is also have:
- I don’t feel well. I had a headache all day.
- She had three children in the last five years.
- We’ve had some problems with our computer systems lately.
- He had two back surgeries.
Was used?
Was and were are both in the present perfect. Has been is used for the third person singular and have been is used for the first and second person singular and all plural usages. The present perfect refers to an action that began sometime in the past and is still ongoing.