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I read some sentences where writers used nouns with has/have/had been.
What exactly does it mean?
Examples:
She has been an able administrator.
Her mother had been an American.
He has been mad at me.
What if I say?
She is an able Administrator.
Her mother was an American.
He is mad at me.
Please explain the difference.
Also when and how to use has/have/had been and is?
You should have a look at the conjugation table of to be in a basic grammar:
Tenses I: I am, I was, I will be, I would be
Tenses II: I have been, I had been, I will have been, I would have been
After will/would follows bare infinitive or infinitive perfect.
After have/has/had follows stem form 3: been (past participle).
