Words / A1

BEEN/biːn/

Been is have/has + be: I have been to Karachi (visited and come back). Gone means they went and are still away: she has gone to the shop. Being is the -ing form. Was/were are simple past.

Meaning

The past participle of be, used with have: I have been to Lahore.

Examples

• “Have you been here before?”
• “We have been here since Monday.”
• “Have you ever been on a plane?”

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have/has been. Contrast: have gone (still away).

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