What is a gerund in grammar?

A gerund is a noun made from a verb root plus ing (a present participle). A whole gerund phrase functions in a sentence just like a noun, and can act as a subject, an object, or a predicate nominative.

Is it better to or ING?

Had better is always followed by a verb in the infinitive without 'to': You had better BE on time. You must or should be on time. Had better is ALWAYS formed from the auxiliary verb 'have' in the past simple ('has better' or 'will have better' do not exist!).

Would better or had better?

You are correct: "had better" is a strong suggestion, as in, "You'd better speak more softly." To express that idea in a gentler way, you could say: You might speak more softly. You could speak more softly. Why don't you speak a little more softly ?

Would rather or had better?

Had better or would rather, would prefer? We don't use had better when we talk about preferences. We use would rather or would prefer. I'd better get a taxi.

Had been has 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.

Has been and have been sentences?

Usage of “Have Been & Has Been” When we are talking about the present: If the subject of a sentence is I – You – We – They or a plural noun (cars, birds, children) we use 'have been'. If the subject of the sentence is He – She – It or a singular noun (car, bird, child) we use 'has been'.

Has and have difference example?

While the verb to have has many different meanings, its primary meaning is “to possess, own, hold for use, or contain.” Have and has indicate possession in the present tense (describing events that are currently happening). Have is used with the pronouns I, you, we, and they, while has is used with he, she, and it.

Were completed or have been completed?

The work has been completed or the work is completed-which is the correct form. As far as I am concerned when you mention a particular time second one is correct and there is no time mentioned first one is correct. Both are 'correct'. The first indicates the finished action; the second indicates the present condition.

Has been done usage?

“Has been done” is a present perfect passive tense, which should be used for an action that happened at an unspecified time in the past. You should not use this tense when the time is specified. Use the simple past passive “was done” instead.

When to use has been completed?

Correct Answer Is: “work has been completed”. It may be PRESENT PERFECT TENSE or ACTIVE FORM. But it's not a complete sentence. It is PASSIVE FORM.

Has been completed which tense?

Yes, they are both the present perfect tense. I would say that 'has been completed' is the passive [voice] and 'has completed' is the active [voice].

Has been V3 meaning?

If the past participle is being used as a verb form, the construction 'have/has been + past participle' ( or V3, as you call it) is always a passive. For example: The money has been stolen. The houses have been built. The food has been eaten. However, the V3 form frequently functions as an adjective.

What is past perfect example?

For example: subject + had + past participle = past perfect tense. Some examples of the past perfect tense can be seen in the following sentences: Had met: She had met him before the party. Had left: The plane had left by the time I got to the airport.

Has been Ving meaning?

It's actually "Have Been V+ing" also known as the Present Perfect Progressive or Present Perfect Continuous. It is used for an activity that started in the past and still continues to the present. On the other hand, the Present Perfect Simple (Have P.P.) is used for completed actions.

Where do we use had?

We use have had in the present perfect when the main verb is also “have”: I'm not feeling well. I have had a headache all day. She has had three children in the past five years.

Is it I have or had?

"Have" and "has" are present tense verbs. "Had" is the past tense of these two verbs. In the present tense, "have" is used for I, you, we, and they and all plural nouns. "Has" is used for he, she, and it, and for all singular nouns.

Why we use had?

Verb “had” is the past form of the verb to have. ... “Had” may also be used as an auxiliary verb to form past perfect. When we use past perfect, we express a past action that happened before some other past action, so past before the past. Auxiliary verb “had” signals the past by it past form.

Has had or had?

"Had" by itself is the past tense, while "Has had" is the present perfect, meaning it began in the past and continues in the present. He had a gun. This means he had a gun in the past but the speaker does not know for certain that he still has it.

What should I use instead of had?

What is another word for had?
found achieved
attained acquired
got gained
obtained understood
knew realizedUS

found	achieved
attained	acquired
got	gained
obtained	understood
knew	realizedUS

What tense is have had?

Past Perfect tense

Has had been meaning?

have had and has had are used, as noted by Veronica Diamond in her answer (which has now been deleted), to describe something that has happened in the past. In perfect is a technical term meaning completed, and so it roughly means: something that has been completed - now.

Had been working Meaning?

Past perfect continuous: to show that something started in the past and continued until another time in the past. The action is not on in the present. Example: I had been working at ABC for 5 years. (

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