HAVE BEEN / HAS BEEN / HAD BEEN - Complete English Grammar Lesson with Examples

Summary

In this English grammar lesson by Lucy, she delves into the usage of 'have been,' 'has been,' and 'had been,' addressing common queries. The lesson covers their application with different subjects, sentence formation, pronunciation, and contractions. Lucy explores key uses, such as discussing travel experiences, describing unfinished states and actions, referencing past events, and employing passive voice. She also offers a free PDF for further study and concludes with a quiz to reinforce learning, aiming to provide an in-depth classroom experience.

Takeaways

• 📘 The lesson focuses on the use of 'have been', 'has been', and 'had been' in various English grammar contexts.
• 👥 'Have been' is used with plural subjects and 'has been' with singular subjects, while 'had been' is used with all subjects in past perfect tenses.
• 📖 The lesson covers how to form positive, negative sentences, and questions using these auxiliary verbs.
• 🗣️ Pronunciation of 'been' varies between the long /biːn/ and short /bɪn/ sounds, and contractions are common in informal speech.
• ✈️ 'Have been' and 'has been' are often used to talk about travel experiences, but 'to' is not used after 'visited'.
• 🏥 The difference between 'have/has been' and 'have/has gone' is clarified, with the former indicating return and the latter indicating absence until a future return.
• 🕒 'Have been' and 'has been' are used to describe ongoing states or actions that started in the past and continue to the present, often with 'for' or 'since'.
• 🔄 'Had been' is used in past perfect continuous to describe an action that started and continued up to a more recent point in the past.
• 📬 The passive voice is discussed, with examples of how 'have been', 'has been', and 'had been' are used to focus on the object of a sentence rather than the subject.
• 📚 Additional uses of 'have been', 'has been', and 'had been' are mentioned, such as after modal verbs, in the third conditional, and the term 'has-been' as a noun.
• 📝 A comprehensive PDF with a full summary of the lesson and additional quizzes is available for free download for further study.

Q & A

What are the main topics covered in Lucy's grammar lesson about 'have been', 'has been', and 'had been'?

The lesson covers the subjects used with 'have', 'has', and 'had', how to form positive and negative sentences and questions using these forms, pronunciation and contractions, key uses including travel experiences, unfinished states and actions, past events, and the passive voice.

What are the differences between 'have been', 'has been', and 'had been' in terms of the subjects they are used with?

'Have been' is used with 'I', 'you', 'we', 'they', and plural nouns. 'Has been' is used with 'he', 'she', 'it', and singular and uncountable nouns. 'Had been' is used with all subjects in the past perfect tenses.

How do you form negative sentences using 'have been', 'has been', and 'had been'?

In negative sentences, 'not' is placed between 'have', 'has', or 'had' and 'been'. For example, 'I have not been', 'she has not been', 'they had not been'.

How do you form questions using 'have been', 'has been', and 'had been'?

In questions, the word order is inverted, placing 'have', 'has', or 'had' before the subject. For example, 'Have you been?', 'Has she been?', 'Had they been?'.

What is the difference between 'have been to' and 'have gone to'?

'Have been to' indicates that someone went to a place and then returned, while 'have gone to' suggests that someone went to a place and has not yet returned.

How is 'been' pronounced in different contexts?

'Been' can be pronounced as /biːn/ with a long /iː/ sound or as /bɪn/ with a short /ɪ/ sound. The short sound /bɪn/ is common in faster, informal speech.

What is the correct way to talk about travel experiences using 'have been', 'has been', and 'had been'?

Use these forms to express that someone has visited a place at some point in their life up until now without specifying the exact time. For example, 'I have been to France' or 'She had been to Spain before the wedding invitation'.

How do you use 'have been', 'has been', and 'had been' to describe unfinished states and actions?

Use 'have been' and 'has been' in the present perfect simple to talk about states that started in the past and continue to the present. Use 'have been + -ing' and 'has been + -ing' in the present perfect continuous for actions that started in the past and continue to the present.

What is the passive voice, and how is 'have been', 'has been', and 'had been' used in it?

The passive voice focuses on the object of an action rather than the subject. 'Have been', 'has been', and 'had been' can be used in the passive voice to indicate that an action has been done to the subject by someone or something else, for example, 'Your order has been received'.

What is the purpose of the free PDF provided by Lucy, and how can viewers access it?

The free PDF is a comprehensive guide covering all the tenses and structures discussed in the lesson, including a summary and an additional quiz. Viewers can access it by clicking on the link in the description box, entering their name and email address, and signing up to Lucy's mailing list.