English Grammar
Perfect Passive
has/have/had been + past participle
Combines the passive with perfect aspect to connect a past action to a present or earlier moment. Common in news and formal speech. "It has been confirmed." "He'd been warned three times."
Real Examples from Native Speakers
"Now we understand from the police here that a number of hostages have been released, But two women, both thought to be former lovers of Murray, Chapsie Dingle and Sunny Dingle, continued to be"
Hostage Drama At Village Pub Reported Live
How it works
Formula
has/have/had been + past participle
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