Was working or has been working?

“I was working” indicates that the working stopped at some point before the time of speech. “I’ve been working” indicates that the working has continued to the time of speech.

What is the difference between HAS and has been?

( has+verb=completed action) ‘Has’ as is already mentioned in the previous answers, can be also used to indicate possession- She has a nice dress. ‘Has been’ is used in the present progressive tense. It expresses something that has begun in the past and is continuing or progressing till present.

What is the difference between have been and had been?

“Had been” is used to mean that something happened in the past and has already ended. “Have been” and “has been” are used to mean that something began in the past and has lasted into the present time.

What is the sentence of has been?

Daddy has been sick. I don’t know, but his gun has been fired since it was last cleaned. He has been very assertive and direct.

Who is a has been?

Has-been is a negative term for a person who is considered to have lost or to be far removed from the success, popularity, or skill that they once had. It’s most often applied to famous people, such as athletes and actors—to be called a has-been, a person has to have been known for having an outstanding quality.

What is the difference between I have been working and vs?

I have been working (present perfect continuous) VS I had been working (past perfect continuous) Present perfect continuous: is used to speak about an action that started in the past and is still on in the present. The action is not completed. Example: I have been working at ABC for 5 years.

What is the difference between “I’ve been working here for 20 years”?

Both sentences communicate the facts that you started working here twenty years ago, worked here over the course of the past twenty years, and that your status of working here has not changed. The difference is one of emphasis. I’ve been working on the railroad all the live-long day.

What is the difference between has been and was in English?

Has Been vs Was. The difference between “has been” and “was” is that “has been” is used in the present perfect continuous tense whereas “was” is used in the past continuous tense. They are used for two different tenses and for two different times, present and past. Has been (Present perfect continuous)

Is the word ‘work’ past tense of ‘was working’?

For the first one, “worked” is past tense and “was working” is past continuous tense, so yes. In the second one, the verbs are in the same tenses as those in the original question. So, yes. – 4rkain3 Apr 8 ’13 at 18:02

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