Would have been Vs have been?

have been is sure whereas would have been shows the possibility. I have been working hard to get good results. I would have been working hard if I was in peace.
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Would been VS would have been?

With 'would be', you think there is an existing possibility in the present that life is easier in the future or now. With 'would have been', the possibility no longer exists or may have never existed.
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Would have been Vs could have been?

Would have been means that the event was definitely possible. Could have been means that the event was possible if an attempt was made. The attempt could be a success or a failure. Which one is correct, might have been or might had been?
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Would have been is correct sentence?

(The third conditional is the way we say that something is contrary to past facts. Or in other words: it didn't really happen.) So, in your case, the correct sentence would be: "I would have been more satisfied if she had given me cash."
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Would have been meaning?

We use would have been is used to explain the logic of events. Examples: “The party would have been a disaster if Mary didn't show up, she had everyone laughing” “I would have been there but I had to pick up my daughter from school early today” “Frank would have been here earlier, but he got held up in traffic”
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Is would been correct?

#1 is ungrammatical: modals like would must always be followed by a verb in infinitive form (would be or would have been). That's what I thought as well, until I saw many examples with "he would been" in here sentence.yourdictionary.com/he-d and now I doubt about everything I know.
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Can we use would have been for future?

The following sentence is grammatically correct: Today would have been Freddie Mercury's 68th birthday. If Freddie Mercury were still alive, this sentence would be correct too: September 5, 2015, will be Freddie Mercury's 69th birthday.
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Which tense is would have been?

Therefore, would have been is in the past tense.
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Would have been better means?

refers to a point in time in the past when a condition was not true. To mark the fact that this condition was contrary to the reality, the tense is shifted towards the past relative to the point-in-time in question.
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Would or would have been?

What is the difference between "would have" and "would have been"? Answer: "Would have" is used together with a main verb. When you see "would have" in a sentence it means that the action didn't actually happen, because something else didn't happen first.
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Could have been better VS would have been better?

Member. It would have been better ,if you had added a few more points. it could have been better, if you had added a few more points.
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Had been VS would have been?

Would have been. Would is a modal auxiliary, which must be followed by an infinitive verb form. Had is a past tense verb form; have is an infinitive verb form.
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Were VS would have been?

If the hypothetical consequences relate to the present (and possibly also the past and future), you use would be. If the hypothetical consequences relate to the past, you use would have been.
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Would and would have examples?

Dad would have finished work. We also use would have in conditionals to talk about something that did not happen in the past: If it had been a little warmer, we would have gone for a swim. He would have been very angry if he had seen you.
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Would not have been or would have not been?

"Would not have been" is the customary word order. English, like other languages, uses changes of word order to emphasise particular topics in a sentence. Saying "Would have not been" sounds (to me) like it's being done for emphasis, but it's not clear what emphasis is meant!
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Is would have been past perfect?

Would has no tenses, no participles, and no infinitive form. There is no past tense, but would have followed by a past participle can be used for talking about actions that did not happen: She would have bought the house if she had been able to afford it (=she did not buy it).
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Would ve been in a sentence?

Would-ve Sentence Examples. That would've been nice to know. Now, he could deliver what he'd always promised-- a life together-- yet she didn't feel like leaping for joy like she would've a year ago.
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Is would have present tense?

Technically, would is the past tense of will, but it is an auxiliary verb that has many uses, some of which even express the present tense.
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Would have or would had?

Originally Answered: Which is correct: would have or would had? Would have; would've. “I would have done it” is correct; “I would had done it” is incorrect. Now, let's mix it up: “I would have had it done” is the correct phrasing; “I would had done it” isn't correct phrasing in this situation.
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Would in grammar use?

would is the past tense form of will. Because it is a past tense, it is used: to talk about the past. to talk about hypotheses (when we imagine something)
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What is the difference will and would?

The main difference between will and would is that will is used for real possibilities while would is used for imagined situations in the future.
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Would have been Vs was?

In that context, "would have been" is substantially identical to "was," except that "would have been" typically is meant to convey a connotation that the speaker is trying to remember/has to think about when it was, as opposed to knowing definitively when it was (here, also indicated by speaker's use of "The only time ...
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Would of been meaning?

When people say or write would of, should of, could of or might of, they really mean would have, should have, could have or might have. For example: ✅ I would have been an only child if it weren't for IVF. ❌ I would of been an only child if it weren't for IVF.
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Would have been fun Meaning?

if you say "It would been fun for my friend", it will mean "I'm quite certain that it was fun for my friend.", but if you say "It would been fun for me", it will mean "If I had gone, it would have been fun for me".
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