Had been Vs have been?

Had been Vs have been?

"have been" is the past perfect tense. It refers to an event in the past, from the perspective of the present. … "had been" is the pluperfect tense. You'd use it when talking about an event in the past that was before some other point in the past, say "Before I met him, I had been told he's French".

What is the meaning of had been?

Had been" is the Past Perfect tense, which means that you are looking back at a past event from the perspective of the past: "He hated dogs because he had been bitten by one." "I had been very unhappy for a long time."

Where do we use had been?

Has been and have been are both used with the present perfect tense, which is used when we want to talk about something that started in the past but (1) is still going on right now in the present OR (2) is still relevant / true today.

What is difference between HAS and has been?

To have done an action is used in the present perfect tense, which means that the action has been completed in the past. … On the other hand, to have been is used in the present perfect continuous tense, which conveys an action which began in the past and is still continuing in the present.