Where Have been meaning?

Asking someone where they have been usually implies more than just asking where: it's also asking about what they have been up to. If you ask me where I've been, it's usually because you also want to know what I've been doing, what's happened during the period of time you are referring to.
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Where have been means?

Where have you been? is asking where one was at a recent time in the past, over an undefined period. It implies nothing about the current location of either the querent or the respondent.
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Where have been you or where have you been?

Both "Where have you been?" and "Where had you been?" are grammatically correct. The only difference is the tense. "Where have you been?" is present perfect, and is used to convey a sense of a time immediately before the present.
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What does have been mean?

“Have been” is a verb used to form the present perfect tense, and when followed by a present participle (such as “running”, “walking”, “doing” etc.), the present perfect continuous tense. This means that an action is going on continuously and has not been completed at this moment.
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When a guy says where have you been all my life?

An expression used to glibly tell someone that they are one's perfect romantic match, and that one wishes one had met them sooner in life. Often used lightheartedly or sarcastically about people and things alike.
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Have been, had been, has been Meaning and usage / Spoken English in Tamil / Engl Easy



Where have you been posted meaning?

"Have posted" to me suggests you were posting all the time, as though you spent all day posting. So to me 'have worked' or 'have been working' are both okay, mean the same and are equivalent.
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Where can we use have been?

We would use have been when the sentence subject is I, you, we, or the third person plural (the children have been studying grammar all morning; they have been studying all morning). If the sentence subject is a third-person singular noun (he, she, it, Courtney), we would use the phrase has been.
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Have been VS has been?

What is this? “Have been” is used in the present continuous perfect tense in the first, second, and third person plural form whereas “has been” is used in the singular form only for the third person.
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Why have been is used?

"Has been" and "have been" are both in the present perfect tense. "Has been" is used in the third-person singular and "have been" is used for first- and second-person singular and all plural uses. The present perfect tense refers to an action that began at some time in the past and is still in progress.
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Where have you been present tense?

Both "Where have you been?" and "Where had you been?" are grammatically correct. The only difference is the tense. "Where have you been?" is present perfect, and is used to convey a sense of a time immediately before the present.
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Where have you been born sentence?

“Where were you born?” Is the correct question. But if you were saying something like, “I know where you were born.” then “where you were” would be correct.
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Where have you been lately meaning?

What Have You Been Up To Lately Meaning. 'Lately' means 'recently,' therefore, this question means “what have you been doing recently?” The inferred meaning is 'I haven't seen you in a long time. Fill me in on the things you have done recently.
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Where have you been all day meaning?

Where have you been all these days? is an expression that can be a direct question that is asking where the person has been, or what the person has been doing. It can also be an indirect (implied question) that is stating that you have missed the person.
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What is a sentence with have been?

Following are examples of sentences using have been:
  • I have been waiting for you.
  • They have been working on a project for 4 years.
  • I have been reading this book, it's amazing.
  • We have been doing this since 2003.
  • I have been going to gym everyday.
  • We have been waiting since long.
  • We all have been enjoying over week end.
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Has been or have been examples?

Examples: ☛A total of five cars have been stolen from the city center. ☛Birds have been following me all day long. If the subject of the sentence is He – She – It or a singular noun (car, bird, child) we use 'has been'.
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Had been or have been?

“Had been” is used to mean that something happened in the past and has already ended. “Have been” and “has been” are used to mean that something began in the past and has lasted into the present time.
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Have been or being Meaning?

As a rule the word 'been' is always used after 'have' whereas 'being' is never used after 'have'. It is used after 'be'. 'Been' is the past participle of the verb 'be' and is usually used with the perfect aspect with 'have' in all its forms i.e. had and has.
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Were or have been?

Now, let us expand the scope of these words. Let us say 'were' is a representative of the past tense, and 'have been' a representative of the present perfect tense.
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Is it there have been or there has been?

The phrases “there have been” and “there has been” are correct. The difference is in verb conjugation to show numerical agreement. This means “there have been” suggests plural whereas “there has been” indicates the singular. These phrases are the same: it references a past circumstance that continues into the present.
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Have been used in which tense?

Reminder: have been is the present perfect tense of to be, and have gone is the present perfect tense of to go. However, in some contexts, the meanings can be different. I have been refers to a completed journey (or journeys) in the past.
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What have you been meaning?

“How have you been?” is a common question from native English speakers. It's asking what you have been up to and how life has been for you from from a certain point in time. Perhaps you're being asked how you've been doing since the last time you saw each other. Or maybe since the last time you spoke on the phone.
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Have been or has been posted?

Hi, "have been plus past participle" is the passive form of the present perfect. If you did the action (posting) you would say "I have posted those cards", but if you want to put the emphasis on the posting, you could say "Those cards have been posted", in the second case, who did the posting is not important.
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What is the difference between where were you and where you been?

You use "Where were you" (past tense) when you're referring to a specific time in the past, as in your example. You use "Where have you been", when you mean "until now", or non-specifically. It's the usual past / present perfect rule.
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