have been, has been
Terms used
Subject : In a sentence we speak about someone or something. The someone or something is called subject. (eg. I, we, you, they, he, she, it, nouns,pronouns, collective nouns, common nouns, proper nouns, noun phrases etc)
Noun phrase: Mt. Everest is in Asia. (Mt. Everest = noun)
Mt. Everest the Highest peak in the world is in Asia. ( Mt Everest,the highest peak in the world = noun phrase
Mt. Everest the Highest peak in the world is in Asia. ( Mt Everest,the highest peak in the world = noun phrase
‘yes/no’ question: The question for which the response is either 'yes' or 'no'
'wh' word question: The question for which there is a complete response.
have/has + been
Many of us may remember the lovely rhyme ‘pussy cat pussy cat where have you been ?’
Well, in this session we shall see, the usage pattern of have/has + been. It is is used to talk about a completed visit (to some place).
e.g. Julia has been to London thrice last month. = Julia visited London three times last month.
Sentence pattern
A .Have +been - with the subjects (I/we/you/they)
I/we/you/they + have been + information - simple sentence (News/message/information etc.)
They have been to Canada last month.
I/we/you/they + haven’t + been + information – Negative sentence.
They haven’t been to Canada last month.
Have + I/we/you/they + been + information – ‘yes/no question’
Have they been to Canada last month?
Haven’t + I/we/you/they + been + information – ‘yes/no’ negative question.
Haven’t they been to Canada last month?
‘Wh’ word + have + I/we/you/they + been + words – ‘wh’ question
Where have they been last month?
NOTE : ‘to’ seems to be part of the structure, but it is not always true. (e.g. I have been there thrice)
‘they’ includes all types of nouns (plural forms).
B. Has been - with subjects ( he/she/it)
He/she/it +has + been + information - simple sentence (News/message/information etc.)
She has been to Canada last month.
He/she/it + hasn’t + been + information – Negative sentence.
She hasn’t been to Canada last month.
Has he/she/it + been + information – ‘yes/no question’
Has she been to Canada last month?
Hasn’t he/she/it+ been + information – ‘yes/no’ negative question.
Hasn’t she been to Canada last month?
‘Wh’ word + has + he/she/it + been + words – ‘wh’ question
Where has she been last month?
NOTE : He/she/it include noun, pronoun, common noun, proper noun, noun phrases etc.
‘to’ seems to be part of the structure, but it is not always true. (e.g. He has been here thrice.)
Have been/has been usage in context/situation
My sister has been to London thrice, but she hasn’t been to New York. ( My sister = she)
Have you been to the bank yesterday? (You weren’t in you cabin yesterday)
Have you ever been to London? (in your life)
Mom has been to (see) us thrice last month .
The post man has already been. = The postman came and went some time back.
Bill was busy last week, he has been to New York thrice.
Haven’t you been to the new restaurant in town? It's very expensive.
Question tag
He hasn’t been to USA, has he? ( I am/we are sure that he didn’t visit USA, he is lying.)
They have been to Alaska, haven’t they? (I am/ we are sure that they have visited Alaska.)
Jim has been to Australia thrice, Hasn’t he (I am/we are sure that he visited Australia last week/year/month.)
Short answers
Have you ever been to Pearl harbor? No I haven’t / yes I have.
Have you been to the school? No I haven’t/ yes I have.
Has she been to Netherland ? Yes she has/ No she hasn’t.
Short Additions (The detail discussion about this, will be discussed after tenses sessions)
She has been to London, so have I. (I too have visited London last year/week/month.)
Jim hasn’t been to bank, neither has Joe (Joe too hasn’t visited the bank.)
Mary hasn't been to theater, neither have we. ( we too haven’t visited theater)
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