"Had spent" "Having spent", "Have been" "Being"
Hi everyone, would you please help me that is a confusion - "had spent" to be "having spent" and "have been friends" to be "being friends"?

we had spent nearly all our money. so we couldn't afford to stay in a hotel.
- having spent nearly all our money, we couldn't afford to stay in a hotel.

we have been friends for years. it is quite easy to share secrets between us.
- being friends for years, we find it quite easy to share secret.

Thanks!

Question

"Had spent" > "Having spent", "Have been" > "Being"
Hi everyone, would you please help me that is a confusion - "had spent" to be "having spent" and "have been friends" to be "being friends"?

we had spent nearly all our money. so we couldn't afford to stay in a hotel.
-> having spent nearly all our money, we couldn't afford to stay in a hotel.

we have been friends for years. it is quite easy to share secrets between us.
-> being friends for years, we find it quite easy to share secret.

Thanks!

Answer

we had spent nearly all our money. so we couldn't afford to stay in a hotel.
-> having spent nearly all our money, we couldn't afford to stay in a hotel.
these two have the same meaning one can use whatever form one wants
we have been friends for years. it is quite easy to share secrets between us.
-> being friends for years, we find it quite easy to share secret.
same answer as from above
in English  one can use either form to convey(say) the same meaning.

Answer

Your example sentences make it pretty obvious what the difference is!

May I offer a tip? Punctuate your sentences corrects. Start them with a capital letter, and use a comma instead of a full stop to join sentences.

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