verb

been

Translation

been

I have been to Japan.

She has been a teacher for ten years.

It has been raining all day.

have/has been to ((a place)) to have visited a place Have you ever been to Paris?

have/has been ((adjective/noun)) to describe a state over time He has been sick for a week.

have/has been ((-ing)) for present perfect continuous tense They have been working since morning.

Antonyms: (none)

From the Old English verb 'bēon', meaning 'to be, to exist, to become'. 'Been' is its past participle form.

Remember that 'been' is always used after a form of 'have' (have, has, had) to create perfect tenses. It connects the past to the present.