been

S1 W1

in Vietnamese Đã (đến, đi, làm)

BrE /biːn/ AmE /biːn/

verb en → vi

1 PAST EXPERIENCE [auxiliary verb] A1

Đã (đến, đi, làm)

used with 'have' to say that you have done something in the past or recently

  • have been somewhere

Collocations have been to Paris · have been there before

  • I have never been to Japan.

    Tôi chưa từng đến Nhật Bản.

2 PRESENT EXPERIENCE [auxiliary verb] A2

Đã (đến, đi, làm) và đang ở đó hoặc trong tình trạng đó

used with 'have' to say that you are in a place or condition now because of something you did before

  • have been doing sth

Collocations have been waiting for ages · have been working hard all week

  • I have been here since morning.

    Tôi đã ở đây từ sáng.

3 STATE [auxiliary verb] B1

Đã (đến, đi, làm) và đang ở trong tình trạng đó

used with 'have' to say that you are in a state or condition now because of something you did before

  • have been doing sth

Collocations have been ill for a week · have been married for ten years

  • She has been sick all day.

    Cô ấy đã ốm cả ngày.

1 BEING [auxiliary verb] B1

Đã (đến, đi, làm) và đang ở trong tình trạng đó

used with 'have' to say that you are in a place or condition now because of something you did before, often used for temporary states

  • have been doing sth

Collocations have been busy lately · have been feeling better recently

  • I have been very busy this week.

    Tôi đã rất bận trong tuần này.

2 BEING [auxiliary verb] B2

Đã (đến, đi, làm) và đang ở trong tình trạng đó

used with 'have' to say that you are in a place or condition now because of something you did before, often used for permanent states

  • have been doing sth

Collocations have been living here for years · have been friends since childhood

  • We have been married for five years.

    Chúng tôi đã kết hôn được năm năm.

1 PAST EXPERIENCE [auxiliary verb] B1

Đã (đến, đi, làm)

used with 'have' to say that you have done something in the past or recently, often used for repeated actions

  • have been doing sth

Collocations have been going to the gym regularly · have been meeting every week

  • I have been visiting my grandmother every Sunday.

    Tôi đã đến thăm bà ngoại mỗi chủ nhật.

2 PAST EXPERIENCE [auxiliary verb] B2

Đã (đến, đi, làm)

used with 'have' to say that you have done something in the past or recently, often used for completed actions

  • have been doing sth

Collocations have been working on the project for months · have been studying English intensively

  • She has been learning French since last year.

    Cô ấy đã học tiếng Pháp từ năm ngoái.

1 PAST EXPERIENCE [auxiliary verb] C1

Đã (đến, đi, làm)

used with 'have' to say that you have done something in the past or recently, often used for actions that started in the past and continue up to now

  • have been doing sth

Collocations have been living in London for years · have been working at the same company since graduation

  • He has been teaching English for over a decade.

    Ông ấy đã dạy tiếng Anh trong hơn một thập kỷ.