CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BEEN
PRESENT
Present
I am
you are
he/she/it is
we are
you are
they are
Present continuous
I am being
you are being
he/she/it is being
we are being
you are being
they are being
Present perfect
I have been
you have been
he/she/it has been
we have been
you have been
they have been
Present perfect continuous
I have been being
you have been being
he/she/it has been being
we have been being
you have been being
they have been being
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I was
you were
he/she/it was
we were
you were
they were
Past continuous
I was being
you were being
he/she/it was being
we were being
you were being
they were being
Past perfect
I had been
you had been
he/she/it had been
we had been
you had been
they had been
Past perfect continuous
I had been being
you had been being
he/she/it had been being
we had been being
you had been being
they had been being
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will be
you will be
he/she/it will be
we will be
you will be
they will be
Future continuous
I will be being
you will be being
he/she/it will be being
we will be being
you will be being
they will be being
Future perfect
I will have been
you will have been
he/she/it will have been
we will have been
you will have been
they will have been
Future perfect continuous
I will have been being
you will have been being
he/she/it will have been being
we will have been being
you will have been being
they will have been being
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would been
you would been
he/she/it would been
we would been
you would been
they would been
Conditional continuous
I would be being
you would be being
he/she/it would be being
we would be being
you would be being
they would be being
Conditional perfect
I would have been
you would have been
he/she/it would have been
we would have been
you would have been
they would have been
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been being
you would have been being
he/she/it would have been being
we would have been being
you would have been being
they would have been being
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you be
we let´s be
you be
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 QUOTES WITH «BEEN»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
been.
His head was boiled, impaled upon a pole and raised above London Bridge. So ended the life of Thomas More, one of the few Londoners upon whom sainthood has been conferred and the first English layman to be beatified as a martyr.
I've always been interested in the idea of space exploration. When I was younger it was just a dream, but the theory of rockets being able to travel through space was very much alive. I found it very exciting.
Men have never been good, they are not good and they never will be good.
And the success of the union movement, historically, has always been to benefit all working men and women - not just people who belong to the union.
I think everyone should sell whatever product they want to sell for whatever price they want to sell it for, but ultimately the market will dictate what it is and people will have to charge less money for everything. Record companies have been overcharging people for way too long and now this is the trouble that they're in.
I know it sounds trite but I wanted to make a difference. Political debates with my father had been fraught because he was uncompromising and explosive but if he taught me one thing it was to air my views.
I would probably have been very content as a scholar to have carried on organising exhibitions and writing books and teaching.
There has been only a civil rights movement, whose tone of voice was adapted to an audience of liberal whites.
People naturally want to know about what happened, about my leukemia. They ask the same questions again and again. And there have been so many positive conclusions, even through the bad times, that I don't mind at all to be reminded of my struggles.
Health care does not worry me a great deal. I've been impressed by some wonderful old people.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEEN»
Discover the use of
been in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
been and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Been Down So Long it Looks Like Up to Me
The surrealistic adventures of the young anti-hero reflect the author's irreverent view of life, using a 1950s college campus as a microcosm of the world
2
WE HAVE NEVER
BEEN MODERN
A summation of the work of one of the most influential and provocative interpreters of science, it aims at saving what is good and valuable in modernity and replacing the rest with a broader, fairer, and finer sense of possibility.
With imagination, insight, and vivid detail, I Wish I’d Been There is an engaging tour through key events in American history. From the Trade Paperback edition.
4
Been in the Storm So Long: The Aftermath of Slavery
Slaves No More 5. How Free is Free? 6. The Feel of Freedom: Moving About 7. Back to Work: The Old Compulsions 8. Back to Work: The New Dependency 9. The Gospel and the Primer 10. Becoming a People From the Trade Paperback edition.
This novel of psychological suspense is a stunning achievement for thriller master James Patterson, "one of the bestselling writers in history" (New York Sun).
James Patterson, Howard Roughan, 2007
The singer and actor chronicles his marriages to Debbie Reynolds, Elizabeth Taylor, and Connie Stevens, as well as his high-living exploirts with JFK, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and others. Reprint..
Eddie Fisher, David Fisher, 2000
7
"Where are You Going, where Have You
Been?"
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Joyce Carol Oates, Elaine Showalter, 1994
8
We Are the Ones We Have
Been Waiting for: Inner Light in a ...
The hardcover edition of We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For included a national tour that saw standing-room–only crowds and standing ovations.
9
I've
Been Watching You: The South Louisiana Serial Killer
Details the life and crimes of serial murderer Derrick Todd Lee and the lives and deaths of his victims.
Susan D. Mustafa, Tony Clayton, 2006
10
Alice I Have
Been: A Novel
BONUS: This edition contains an Alice I Have Been discussion guide and an excerpt from Melanie Benjamin's The Autobiography of Mrs.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEEN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
been is used in the context of the following news items.
New Raptor Cory Joseph has been making plays in Toronto for years
“He's always been a team-first guy. He wants to distribute and chooses his spots to score,” Gordensky says. “Now people are going to see him ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
Dustin Hoffman: film is the worst it has ever been
“I think right now television is the best that it's ever been,” he said. “And I think that it's the worst that film has ever been – in the 50 years that I've ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Robinson Cano says he's been battling a stomach illness for nearly …
Cano, 32, admitted to USA Today's Jorge L. Ortiz, in a Spanish-language interview, that he's been battling a stomach problem for almost a year ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
5 Questions Obama Should Have Been Asked About the Islamic …
They had been pushed out by the Kurds — supported by U.S. air power — only two weeks ago. Why not allow U.S. trainers to accompany Iraqi ... «Foreign Policy, Jul 15»
'THREE MINUTES of exercise a week and never been fitter!' says …
'Surely,' asked radio presenter Jeremy Vine, 'this is just exercise for lazy people?' I'd just been explaining my fitness regimen to him. He didn't ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Wimbledon 2015: Nick Kyrgios says Bernard Tomic shouldn't have …
It had been feared Kyrgios would pull out of this month's Davis Cup tie against Kazakhstan in Darwin, but the 20-year-old denied he would do ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
Excited that I have been selected to play the complete Zimbabwe …
"I have been through this amazing journey where I have learnt and grown a lot as a person and as a cricketer. Today, I would not exchange that ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
An 'enemy of the internet' that helps governments spy on citizens …
It's now been hacked itself. As CSO Online reports, the source of the hack isn't clear yet, but a torrent file with 400GB of internal documents, ... «The Next Web, Jul 15»
Greece has been taken hostage by a government disguising its …
The Greeks have been taken as willing hostages by a government which has disguised its own incompetence and extremist ideology as ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
The Marvel Experience tour has been canceled
With the show centering on its agents currently on hiatus, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s other recruitment efforts have been stymied by unknown factors as the ... «A.V. Club, Jul 15»
