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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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Admitted to have been / to having been
Look at these sentences:
He admitted to have been arrested last year.
The applicant has not admitted to having been convicted of this misdemeanor. … Later admitted to have been made up in the 1960s by the vicar of St Olave's Church, Gatcombe. …
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Would have been or could have been?
What a duo they would have been for Liverpool FC. More here: Daily Mail
It says "would have been".
My question is why not could have been? … I think "could have been" is more correct because it is trying to say that if no one leaves Liverpool, they could have formed a good partners. …
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I have been having
I would like to inquire about "I have been having". … I have been having trouble sharing my house.
Is there such a tense? …
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Difference between 'have been' and 'would have been'
Can anybody please explain me the difference between have been and would have been? Please explain me with simple examples. Thanks in advance. …
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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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"would have been cause" or "would have been caused"
Can I change "would have been cause" to "would have been caused"? If not, please explain. Does the word cause refer to noun? … This would have been cause to doubt that divine favour has been bestowed on Romans. …
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Using "have been"
I would like to know which of these sentences is correct:
1) The code changes have been done and have been checked in.
2) The code changes have been done and checked in.
3) The code changes …
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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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Could have - Would have been able - Could have been able
Is there any difference between:
I could have done it
I would have been able to do it
I could have been able to do it
I think the third one is excessive because it has two the same elements of possibility …
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"have been here" vs. "have been being here"
been here for ten years. … I have been being here for ten years. …
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What's the difference between "have been" and "would have been"?
Is there any difference between have been and would have been? Please also provide sample sentences if possible. …
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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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Have and =Have been
I have delivered the file yesterday
I have been delivered the file yesterday …
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"Wouldn't have been necessary" or "would have been unnecessary?"
I've already made the decision to stick to "wouldn't have been necessary," but I wanted to double check. … For a little more context, the full sentence is as follows:
She filled the printer with paper, but if [this] had happened then it wouldn't have been necessary. …