Been moved or Been moving
I have a doubt. I'd like to know why in this text is used "been moved" and not "been moving". Is this a past participle?
"...that's the multimedia collection, where you can borrow videos and DVDs and so on, and we also have CD-Roms you can borrow to use on your computer at home. It was originally the art collection but that's been moved to another building.

Obrigado!

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Been moved or Been moving
I have a doubt. I'd like to know why in this text is used "been moved" and not "been moving". Is this a past participle?
"...that's the multimedia collection, where you can borrow videos and DVDs and so on, and we also have CD-Roms you can borrow to use on your computer at home. It was originally the art collection but that's been moved to another building.

Obrigado!

Answer

Yes, it's a past participle. We're using past participle here because it's a PASSIVE construction.

The library has moved the art collection to another building = The art collection has been moved  to another building.

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It has "been moved" means that the moving has already taken place and is done now.  If you said "been moving," that would indicate that the action is still taking place.

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A: where was it moved to？
B:it was moved to another building.
OR
A: where has it moved to？
B: It has been moved to another building.

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