What Part of Speech is Been [ Past Participle ]

In English, the word “been” is the past participle form of the verb “be.”

Past Participle

As a past participle, “been” is used to form the present perfect and past perfect tenses of verbs. In these tenses, “been” is used to describe an action that has been completed at some point in the past.

For example:

• “I have been to Paris.” (forming the present perfect tense of the verb “to go”)
• “She has been waiting for an hour.” (forming the present perfect tense of the verb “to wait”)
• “He had been sick for a week.” (forming the past perfect tense of the verb “to be”)
• “We had been studying for the test.” (forming the past perfect tense of the verb “to study”)
• “They have been married for ten years.” (forming the present perfect tense of the verb “to marry”)