Table of Contents
- 1 Have you been or you have been?
- 2 What have you been to meaning?
- 3 How do you use have been and has been?
- 4 What is meaning of how have you been?
- 5 How have you been or how you been?
- 6 What’s the difference between have you been and have you ever been?
- 7 Why do Americans refer to their country with the plural?
- 8 Is it “the USA” or “the United States” in running text?
Have you been or you have been?
Both the sentences are correct . The difference between them is the tense. “Where had you been” is grammatically correct when talking in past perfect tense. While “where have you been” is used when talking in present perfect tense.
What have you been to meaning?
“What have you been doing?” has the same meaning as “what have you been up to?” It is a more formal question and a clearer and direct way of asking someone about the things that they have been doing since you last saw them.
Have you been there meaning?
“Have you been there?” is a simple question asking a person if they have ever visited that place before.
How do you use have been and has been?
1 Answer. “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.
What is meaning of how have you been?
“How have you been?” is a common question from native English speakers. It’s asking what you have been up to and how life has been for you from from a certain point in time. Or maybe since the last time you spoke on the phone. Or it could also be since the last time you sent each other private messages online.
What is the meaning of have been good?
By saying ‘He has been good’, you mean that the person has been good for quite sometime in past and still he is. E.g: He has been doing good for past few days. This means, he has been doing good for past few days and still doing good.
How have you been or how you been?
‘How you been’ is not grammatically correct. The correct form of saying it is ‘how have you been’ which means to ask a person about his well being like how is he/she.
What’s the difference between have you been and have you ever been?
As you say, they both refer to life’s experience until now. The difference is a question of emphasis; ever emphasizes that the question applies to all the time until this moment.
How to answer the question where have you been?
Consider that neither of your given responses directly answers the question of where you have been. A direct answer would be, “In the garden.” Instead, you have (correctly) assumed that the question implies more knowledge than simply your prior location. For example, whywere you there?
Why do Americans refer to their country with the plural?
(1) Many years ago, Americans did refer to their country with the plural verb: The United States are…. (2) Then there was a big war between the North and the South. (3) After that war (1861 – 1865), Americans started to think of themselves as one nation. So they started to use the singular verb.
Is it “the USA” or “the United States” in running text?
Always. Even when abbreviated as “U.S.” we say “the U.S.” This is a common mistake. It seems like a small thing – but a native of the U.S. will notice it right away. It’s always “the United States” in running text.
What country has the United States of America in the Hague?
The Hague is the home of the States-General of the Netherlands. So to answer your question, the United States has . . . Thanks everyone. Students: Are you brave enough to let our tutors analyse your pronunciation?