Mr. ‘been’ in action
November 17, 2022, 7:00 am, Thursday
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What type of word is 'been'?
1.
I’ve been to London. (present perfect)
= S + LV + AdvComp
= I am in the garden (present indefinite)
= I was in the garden.(past indefinite)
= I’ll be in the garden. (future
Indefinite)
= I’ve been in the garden. (present
perfect)
= I’d been in the garden. (past perfect)
= I’ll be there for you. (future indefinite)
a.
Linking Verb
b.
Transitive Verb
c.
Intransitive Verb
d.
Auxiliary Verb
2.
I’ve been busy. (present perfect)
= S + LV + AdjComplement (AdjWord)
= S + AV + MVpp/LVpp + AdjComplement (AdjWord)
= I’ve been sad. (present perfect)
= I’d been busy. (past perfect)
= I am busy. (present indefinite)
= I’m good. (present indefinite)
a.
Linking Verb
b.
Transitive Verb
c.
Intransitive Verb
d.
Auxiliary Verb
3.
I’ve been cooped up in that office all
day. (present perfect)
= S + LV + AdjComplement(Vpp)
= S + AV + MVpp/LVpp + AdjComplement(Vpp)
= I’ve been asked. (present perfect)
= I am/get asked. (present indefinite)
= I am cooped up.(present indefinite)
a.
Linking Verb
b.
Transitive Verb
c.
Intransitive Verb
d.
Auxiliary Verb
4.
I’ve been living here for three years
now.(present perfect continuous)
= S + AV + MVing +..
= I am going… (present continuous)
= I am living…(present continuous)
= I was going…. (past continuous)
= S + AV(have been/has been) + MVing +…(present
perfect continuous)
= I’ve been going… (present perfect
continuous)
= I’d been going…(past perfect continuous)
a.
Linking Verb
b.
Transitive Verb
c.
Intransitive Verb
d.
Auxiliary Verb
5.
It’s been a long day without you, my
friend.(present perfect)
= S + LV + NounComplement
= It is a long day. (present indefinite)
= S + AV + LVpp + NounComplement (Noun
Phrase)
= It has been a long day.(present perfect)
= It had been a long day. (past perfect)
a.
Linking Verb
b.
Transitive Verb
c.
Intransitive Verb
d.
Auxiliary Verb
6.
It had been a great success.(past perfect)
= S + LV + NounComplement
= It is a great success. (present
indefinite)
= S + AV + LVpp + NounComplement(Noun
Phrase)
= It has been a great success. (present
perfect)
= It had been a great success. (past
perfect)
a.
Linking Verb
b.
Transitive Verb
c.
Intransitive Verb
d.
Auxiliary Verb
7.
It had been her lifelong ambition.(past
perfect)
= S + LV + NounComplement
= S + AV + LVpp + NounComplement(Noun
Phrase)
a.
Linking Verb
b.
Transitive Verb
c.
Intransitive Verb
d.
Auxiliary Verb
8.
It had all been my fault.
= S + LV + NounComplement
= S + AV + LVpp + NounComplement (Noun
Phrase)
a. Linking Verb
b.
Transitive Verb
c.
Intransitive Verb
d.
Auxiliary Verb
9.
There have/had been some problems. (There’s
been some confusion of this verb. Research needed. You can give it a try and
let us know.)
= There are some problems. (present
indefinite)
a.
Linking Verb
b.
Transitive Verb
c.
Intransitive Verb
d.
Auxiliary Verb
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