Three Ways to Use Have Been and Has Been

TLDRLearn three different ways to use have been and has been in English, including expressing travel experience, describing ongoing actions, and discussing changes in habits.

Key insights

🌍Use have been and has been to talk about travel experiences without specifying a particular time.

Express ongoing actions by using have been or has been followed by an -ing verb.

🔄When using have been and has been negatively, use not between have/has and been.

Q&A

What is the difference between have been and has been?

Have been is used with I, you, we, or they as the subject, while has been is used with he, she, or it as the subject.

Can I use have been and has been to talk about future travel plans?

No, have been and has been are used to talk about past experiences or ongoing actions.

Do I always need to use a specific time expression after have been and has been?

No, you can use expressions like lately or recently instead of specifying a precise time.

Can I use never with have been and has been?

No, when making the sentence negative, use not between have/has and been.

Can I use have been and has been to discuss temporary changes in habits?

Yes, you can use have been and has been to describe changes in habits or actions that were regular in the past but are not happening now.

Timestamped Summary

00:08Learn different ways to use have been and has been in English.

00:23Use have been and has been to talk about travel experiences without specifying a particular time.

03:15Express ongoing actions by using have been or has been followed by an -ing verb.

13:26When using have been and has been negatively, use not between have/has and been.

14:52Have been is used with I, you, we, or they as the subject, while has been is used with he, she, or it as the subject.