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How do you say this in English (UK)? "It's been a long week." According to the norms of grammar, is it necessary to write the word "have" before "been"?
How do you say this in English (UK)? "It's been a long week." According to the norms of grammar, is it necessary to write the word "have" before "been"?
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It's (it has) been a long week.
When you say "It's been a long week," "it's" = "it has".
You could say "It has been a long week."
But it would be wrong to say "It's has been a bad week."
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It's (it has) been a long week.
When you say "It's been a long week," "it's" = "it has".
You could say "It has been a long week."
But it would be wrong to say "It's has been a bad week."
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yes, yes thank you)) but before "been" should always be has (have)? Or are there cases without these words?
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@ylianochka1106 Yes, you always have to use "have" (has, had) before "been".
I can't think of any exception.
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@OldGeezer If I wrote "I have been on the run", then "have" necessarily? And if I do not write "I" then "have" I do can not write? So?
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@ylianochka1106 Yes, "I have been on the run" or "I've been on the run," but you can't leave out "have" (or " 've").
In informal English, if someone (a friend) asks you where you've been or what you've been doing, you can answer:
"Been on the run, mate."
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@OldGeezer If officially, then "I have been", if informally, then it is possible to begin the sentence with "Been", but not with "Have been". So?
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