There has been ...

There has been ... signifie “There has/have been : le present perfect de there is/are”. There has been / There have been est le present perfect de there is / there are. Formation: There + has / have + been + noun

There has/have been : le present perfect de there is/are

B2

Formation

There + has / have + been + noun

Explication

There has been / There have been est le present perfect de there is / there are. On l'emploie pour ce qui a commencé ou eu lieu avant maintenant et compte encore : There has been an accident (la circulation est toujours bloquée). On choisit « has been » avec un nom singulier et « have been » avec un nom pluriel. Pour un moment passé achevé sans lien avec le présent, on utilise there was / there were.

Exemples

There has been an accident on the highway.
Il y a eu un accident sur l'autoroute.
There have been many changes this year.
Il y a eu beaucoup de changements cette année.

Remarque

L'accord suit le nom : there has been + singulier, there have been + pluriel. À comparer au passé achevé : There was a storm last night.

FAQ

There has been ... — que signifie-t-il et comment l'utiliser ?

There has/have been : le present perfect de there is/are. There has been / There have been est le present perfect de there is / there are. On l'emploie pour ce qui a commencé ou eu lieu avant maintenant et compte encore : There has been an accident (la circulation est toujours bloquée). On choisit « has been » avec un nom singulier et « have been » avec un nom pluriel. Pour un moment passé achevé sans lien avec le présent, on utilise there was / there were.

There has been ... — comment le former ?

There + has / have + been + noun

There has been ... — des points à noter ?

L'accord suit le nom : there has been + singulier, there have been + pluriel. À comparer au passé achevé : There was a storm last night.

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