have been
Past continuous state
Have been combines the auxiliary "have" with the past participle of "be" to form the present perfect, indicating a state or action that began in the past and continues to the present or remains relevant: I have been waiting for an hour, They have been friends since childhood.
It also forms the present perfect continuous with a following verb: She has been working all day.
In the phrase have been to, it means visited: Have you been to Paris?
- wasHad being once
- werePlural past existence verb
- existedHad being previously
- livedExisted or dwelt
- goneNo longer present
long gone · come and gone · stayed · remained · become · experienced · witnessed · felt · endured · survived · better days · passed · lasted · persisted · occurred · happened · continued · lingered