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“I have been married” if someone says: “I have been married.” ,what does it mean? is it mean that “he is married” or “he was married in the past,but he is not ,so,he just have experienced marriage”? I am really confused about it ! thank you so much !
May 2, 2020 4:38 AM
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" If somebody said to me, "I have been married" it would imply that he/she was married in the past but probably isn't know. It's important to think of the reason why they said the sentence using present perfect tense. If they were still married, they would just say "I am married" - that's much simpler haha!! It is possibly they are trying to tell you that they have had the experience of being married, but for me it still implies they have divorced or separated now. I hope that clarifies things a little.
May 2, 2020
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If married, the normal thing to say would be "I am married." So, "I have been married." would almost always mean, previously married, but not now. . Other ways include I was married previously. I'm divorced. .
May 2, 2020
It means he’s currently married
May 2, 2020
" I have been married". It is used here in the present perfect tense and is passive voice. It would be interesting to ascertain the context in which the speaker used this utterance, but I would say that the speaker was previously married and is now divorced or widowed. The sentence requires completion to give it 100% clarity. It would have been better to say, " I have been married before". Now we know he/she is no longer married. If the speaker said "I have been married for ten years" it would mean he/she was married for ten years and is still married. If the person said, "I was married for ten years" it would mean he/she was married in the past and is now unmarried. People can also speak rather lazily these days and the context of a conversation can sometimes assist to give a full and proper meaning to the listener, rather than a poorly used stand alone sentence. I hope this assists you. Teacher Mark.
May 2, 2020
He is married simply states the current status of this person. He has been married is used to mean the continued act of marriage and is usually followed by the number of years or the time from when the marriage started. Are you married? Yes, I am married. I have been married for over 10 years.
May 2, 2020
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