How to Use "Been" with Example Sentences

been (v): to have existed; to have happened; past tense for 'be'

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Example sentences:

"I have been very busy these days."

"She has been tired lately."

"He has been out of the country for months."

"They have been staying with friends."

"There have been many burglaries in this neighborhood."

"It has been difficult since his death."

"You have been such a great friend to me."

"How have you been?"

"Where have you been?"

"Why haven't you been at church?"

"What have you been doing?"

"Who has been here before?"