When to use has been and had been?

“Had been” is used to mean that something happened in the past and has already ended. “Have been” and “has been” are used to mean that something began in the past and has lasted into the present time.

Has been have been had been used?

“Has been” and “have been” are both in the present perfect tense. “Has been” is used in the third-person singular and “have been” is used for first- and second-person singular and all plural uses. The present perfect tense refers to an action that began at some time in the past and is still in progress.

Have has had usage examples?

We use have had in the present perfect when the main verb is also “have”:

I’m not feeling well. I have had a headache all day.
She has had three children in the past five years.
We have had some problems with our computer systems recently.
He has had two surgeries on his back.

What is the use of had and had been?

They are two different words that convey different meanings. The word ‘had’ is an auxiliary verb, and it is used in the past perfect tense. On the other hand, the word ‘had been’ is an auxiliary verb, and it is used in the past perfect continuous tense. This is the main difference between the two words.

Why we use had been?

We use ‘had been’ when you describe something that happened in the past before something else in the past. Also an action that had happened in the past and does not reflect any continuation to the present time.

Has been done or had been done?

“Has been done” is a present perfect passive tense, which should be used for an action that happened at an unspecified time in the past. You should not use this tense when the time is specified. Use the simple past passive “was done” instead.

Was used had been used?

“Has been” is used for the present perfect continuous tense. This form is used to refer to something which had started in the past and is still continuing in the present tense. “Was” is used to denote the past continuous form. This form is used to refer to some action which was going on at some time in the past.

Had been or had being?

As a rule, the word been is always used after have (in any form, e.g., has, had, will have). The word being is never used after have. Being is used after to be (in any form, e.g., is, was, were).

What is the grammar rule for had?

The formula for the past perfect tense is had + [past participle]. It doesn’t matter if the subject is singular or plural; the formula doesn’t change.

When to use have has had?

‘Had’ is the past tense of both ‘has’ and ‘have’.

have. Have is used with some pronouns and plural nouns:
has. Has is used with the third person singular.
contractions. I have = I’ve.
negative contractions.
‘have’ and ‘has’ in questions.
‘have got’ and ‘have’
‘have’ and ‘has’ verb tenses.
modal verbs: ‘have to’

What the difference between was and had?

Had is used as an auxiliary verb for past perfect tenses. Was is used as an auxiliary verb for past continuous tense.

Where do we use had?

When you need to talk about two things that happened in the past and one event started and finished before the other one started, place “had” before the main verb for the event that happened first. Here are some more examples of when to use “had” in a sentence: “Chloe had walked the dog before he fell asleep.”