Perfect Form (BEEN) Exercises

The perfect form of the verb TO BE is BEEN.

(Perfect means the action is complete = finished.)

Learn about the perfect tenses:

Present Perfect:

• I have been
• He/She/It has been
• You/We/They have been

Past Perfect:

• I had been
• He/She/It had been
• You/We/They had been

Future Perfect:

• I will have been
• He/She/It will have been
• You/We/They will have been

Examples (each sentence includes a time phrase):

• Up until now, Tim has been highly helpful.
• The children have been naughty several times this month.
• I had been very patient with my students until yesterday.
• Jason had been rude to the waiter before he apologized.
• We will have been working on the project for two months by next Monday.
• By this time tomorrow, I will have been in town for 48 hours.