Would be or would have been Grammar?

Past modals tell what could have, would have, and should have happened. To form these past modals, use could, would, or should followed by have, followed by a past participle verb. Use have for all pronouns; never use has or had to form a past modal.

What tense is would have been?

would + have + been + present participle The present participle is formed by taking the base form of the verb and adding the -ing ending.

How do you use would have and would have been?

What is the difference between “would have” and “would have been”? Answer: “Would have” is used together with a main verb. When you see “would have” in a sentence it means that the action didn’t actually happen, because something else didn’t happen first.

Which form of verb is used with would have been?

In “would have been” HAVE is a helping verb. It is combined together with WOULD and BEEN (form of the verb BE). The main verb of this sentence is BE. In a different tense, it’s the same as saying, “I am more satisfied.”

Where do we use would have been?

For example, you might say something like, “I would have been there for your birthday party but I was sick in bed with the flu.” This shows that you intended to be there but something came up that prevented you from going. Things would have been different if another situation or condition had been met.

How can I use been in a sentence?

Been sentence example

I have been in Paris.
The battle had been raging for some time.
You’ve been a very good girl.
His little army had been beaten and scattered.
She was uneasy because she had never been on a plane before.
I have not been sick at all.

Why we use have been?

Usage of “Have Been & Has Been” ‘Has been’ and ‘have been’ suggest an action that started in the past, but continues in the present. When we are talking about the present: If the subject of a sentence is I – You – We – They or a plural noun (cars, birds, children) we use ‘have been’.

Has been or is been?

‘Is been’ is grammatically wrong,when you use the word ‘been’ you’re reffering the past or ongoing action that started in the past,while ‘is’ is indicating present action. So,’has been’ is the correct one.

Is has been a while?

“It has been a while” is one way to indicate that time has passed since something happened. In informal English, “it has” is sometimes shortened to “it’s.” The apostrophe is needed because it shows where some letters were removed.

What is another word for most used?

most accustomed	most acquainted
most practicedUS	most inclined
most liable	most prone
most addicted	most hardened
most hooked	most seasoned

What is a castoff?

noun castoff a person or thing that has been discarded or abandoned.

What’s the meaning of handed down?

transitive verb. 1 : to transmit in succession (as from father to son) 2 : to make official formulation of and express (the opinion of a court)

Why did the mothers bring cast off garments for Maggie?

The fall from a window injured Maggie’s spine and this made her bedridden or homebound. The mothers brought cast off garments for Maggie our of sheer concern since she had lost her mother and had no one to look after her needs. Thus the garments were brought in order to wrap her in clean bed clothes.