English grammar
Present perfect passive: has been + past participle
Talk about accidents without blaming anyone, using the passive: has been deleted, has been lost.
From the scene Everything has been deleted
In short
Use has / have been + past participle when the result matters, not who did it: everything has been lost.
Your turn
Which one goes with spoken: it's (= it has) been?
Options: everything has been lost · has nothing been saved? · it's all been deleted!
Show answer
spoken: it's (= it has) been → it's all been deleted!
How it works
Use has/have been + past participle for something that has happened when the result matters, not who did it.
Good to know
Everything has been lost, has nothing been saved? In speech it's often it's all been… (it's = it has).
Good to know
Get + participle, which you know, is more informal and suggests an accident: some coffee got spilt.
statement: has been + participle everything has been lost
Nuria
The card is empty. Everything has been lost.
La tarjeta está vacía. Se ha perdido todo.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
The card is empty. (blank).
Options: Has nothing been saved · Everything has been lost · It's all been deleted
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Nuria
The card is empty. Everything has been lost.
La tarjeta está vacía. Se ha perdido todo.
spoken: it's (= it has) been it's all been deleted!
Nuria
Doña Elena, look at this! It's all been deleted!
¡Doña Elena, mire esto! ¡Se me ha borrado todo!
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Doña Elena, look at this! (blank)!
Options: It's all been deleted · Everything has been lost · Has nothing been saved
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Nuria
Doña Elena, look at this! It's all been deleted!
¡Doña Elena, mire esto! ¡Se me ha borrado todo!
question: has … been + participle? has nothing been saved?
Elena
And the memory card? Has nothing been saved?
¿Y la tarjeta de memoria? ¿No se ha guardado nada?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
And the memory card? (blank)?
Options: Has nothing been saved · Everything has been lost · It's all been deleted
Show answer
Elena
And the memory card? Has nothing been saved?
¿Y la tarjeta de memoria? ¿No se ha guardado nada?
(recap) accident: got + participle some coffee got spilt on the keyboard
Nuria
The director's going to kill me. Some coffee got spilt on the keyboard.
El director me va a matar. Se me cayó el café encima del teclado.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
The director's going to kill me. (blank).
Options: It's all been deleted · Some coffee got spilt on the keyboard · Everything has been lost
Show answer
Nuria
The director's going to kill me. Some coffee got spilt on the keyboard.
El director me va a matar. Se me cayó el café encima del teclado.
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| statement: has been + participle | everything has been lost |
|---|---|
| spoken: it's (= it has) been | it's all been deleted! |
| question: has … been + participle? | has nothing been saved? |
| (recap) accident: got + participle | some coffee got spilt on the keyboard |
More lines from the story
- ElenaAnd my scene? Has my scene been deleted too?¿Y mi escena? ¿También se ha borrado mi escena?
- ElenaAnd tell him to start with my scene.Y dile que empiece por mi escena.