Pattern: have-been-v3
Structure Overview
Formula: Subject + have/has/had + been + V3 (Past Participle)
Core Meaning: Perfect passive voice; emphasizes the receiver of an action that was completed before the present moment or another point in the past.
💬 Contextual Examples
- All the tickets have been sold out.
- The building had been abandoned long before the fire started.
🎴 Interactive Web Practice (Click to Reveal)
Practice 1: The software has ______ updated to fix the bugs.
Answer:
been
Practice 2: By the time we arrived, the food had already been ______ (eat).
Answer:
eaten
🔗 Knowledge Base Connections
- 🔑 Parent Keyword: been