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"have been here" vs. "have been being here"

been here for ten years. … vs. I have been being here for ten years. …
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Are there any differences between "Have been on a trip" vs "Have gone on a trip" and "Have g...

Accourding to this site, We often use "been to" when we refer to completed visits to a place: Have you ever been to Budapest? Not: Have you ever gone to Budapest? … Does "He has been crazy" mean now he is not crazy any more? Are there any differences between "Have been on a trip" vs "Have gone on a trip" and "Have been crazy" vs "Have gone crazy"? …
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"has" vs "has been" or "have" vs "have been"

Could you please tell me the difference between "has" vs "has been". For example: 1) the idea has deleted vs.: 2) the idea has been deleted What is the difference between these two? …
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have been accusing vs have been accused

At one lesson, I found the following sentences: Some people have been accusing X of starting it. X have been pushing for more efforts to prevent this possibility. … Is there any explanation, when I need to use have been + past perfect verb and have been + verb + ing? …
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"Have been done" vs "have been being done"

In the following context, should I use have been done or have been being done? I want to write on the placard of a pathology centre. … Here's the sentence: All kinds of investigations have been done/have been being done here for 25 years. I know It is grammatical to write as "all kinds of investigations are done here." …
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“Should not have been” vs. “Should have not been”

I should not have been here today. Vs I should have not been here today …
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What is the difference between I will have lived vs I will have been living

What is the difference between have lived vs have been living. For example. This August, I will have lived in Yemen for three years. This August, I will have been living in Yemen for three years. …
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Could have vs could have been

Let's say you were walking through a dark hallway, which you were very cautious, then you sensed a long tube of steel that could have tripped you, but luckily it didn't. And you say: What the... … I could have tripped by that steel. Or What the... I am lucky! I could have been tripped by that steel. Which one is correct? …
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The terms have been agreed. vs. The terms have been agreed to

The terms have been agreed. vs. The terms have been agreed to. The verb 'agree' is used as 'transitive or intransitive'. …
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"Have been the US" vs "Have been to the US"

I am wondering which the sentence is correct: I have been to the US. I have been the US. …
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Would have been vs Will have been

In the grammar book that I'm currently studying, the text differentiates these two expressions quite definitively: "would have been" refers to an event that did not happen "will have been" refers to an … To me, the distinction seems a little too strict and arbitrary; "would" seems to have, at least according to my own compiled memory of English use so far, replaced "will" for most intents and purposes. …
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WAS vs HAVE BEEN vs HAD BEEN

Everyday once I was arriving I have been opening the program and printing orders list. Everyday once I was arriving I had been opening the program and printing orders list. …
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Had been listening vs have been listening

I had been listening to his songs since childhood I have been listening to his songs since childhood …
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Have abled to vs have been able to

1.I have abled to do that. I have been able to do that. Why we can't say 1 …
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"were" and "have been" in "Altogether 23 children were have been killed..." (not: were vs ha...

"Altogether 23 children were have been killed in Lahe township and 13 killed in Nanyun township since June because of this unknown disease," (Source.) … I think the usage "were have been" is wrong. What should be the proper usage there? …
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