Which is correct?
paintball rivals have been
paintball rivals had been
2006-12-03 13:29:40 · 5 answers · asked by Giants Fan 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
both
2006-12-03 13:32:44 · answer #1 · answered by johnny b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on how it appears in a sentence. It could be: The paintball rivals have been challenged to a repeat match or:
The paintball rivals had been challenged to a repeat match. It could work either way depending on what you are seeking to convey.
2006-12-03 22:08:16 · answer #2 · answered by SunFun 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you could use have even if you were talking to someone. if you said to me "paintball rivals have been... coming to my house" that would make sense...although i dont know what paintball rivals are.
So, it totally depends on the rest of your sentence.
2006-12-03 21:35:27 · answer #3 · answered by blueslushie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
'Have been" means Still doing as in 'I have been known to do that' Meaning that is something I do sometimes.
"had been" means Used to do as in 'I had been known to do that' Meaning in the past i used to do that but not anymore. So any one can be correct depending on the context of the sentence the phrase is being used. Hope this helps. :)
2006-12-03 21:41:26 · answer #4 · answered by Agnon L 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
have is if they are still being
had is if they were being.
But i guess if you used "had been" when talking to someone, it would make sense because you are talking about an event that happened before. So, yeah, i guess it's "had been".
2006-12-03 21:31:06 · answer #5 · answered by §†reet R¥dA 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋