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The picture was taken vs The picture has been taken

Both phrases are correct; however, they're used in different contexts. 'The picture was taken' is used to describe a past action without specifying the exact time, while 'The picture has been taken' emphasizes the completion of the action in the recent past.

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Last updated: September 19, 2024 • 16798 views

The picture was taken

This phrase is correct and commonly used to describe a past action without specifying the exact time.

This phrase is used to indicate that a picture was captured or created in the past without specifying when it happened.

Examples:

The picture was taken at the beach last summer.
I found out the picture was taken by a professional photographer.

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Last updated: November 08, 2024

Mar 27, 2014 ... Check back on the OP's question. She knows when it was sent, she is trying to see when the picture was taken, which is what the EXIF data would ...
Jun 2, 2022 ... Does anyone know where the picture was taken for AFTK album cover? Thanks · Comments Section · Community Info Section · More posts you may like.
Jul 24, 2017 ... ... the picture was taken". Perhaps I have viewed all the images for which credits are available and am now being presented with random images ...
Jun 16, 2024 ... Does anyone recognize this mountain? General area the picture was taken from? I'm working through ...
Dec 17, 2010 ... How to get Date and Time the picture was taken at? · 2. You're readingt the file 1 byte at at time from the disk? · yes, why don't you read the ...
Aug 9, 2020 ... The picture was taken on his birthday. Note this is simpler, unless you have a specific reason to say: 'had been taken' (a Perry Mason court ...
Nov 25, 2023 ... Where is the time stamp of when the picture was taken with my camera. I don't know where to look for the date the picture was taken. Details.
Feb 11, 2009 ... Re: how to get the date and time the picture was taken? The picture you link to has no Exif data it's just a plain Jpeg, the date and time it ...
Bern's Steak House, Tampa Picture: A great Proterhouse (I started eating before the picture was taken....) - Check out Tripadvisor members' 1553 candid ...
Feb 1, 2024 ... 159 likes, 3 comments - hammondadmirals on February 1, 2024: "Twinning Thursday! (Even though the picture was taken Wednesday) ".

Alternatives:

the photo was taken
the image was captured
the snapshot was captured
the photograph was shot
the picture was snapped

The picture has been taken

This phrase is correct and is used to emphasize the completion of the action in the recent past.

This phrase is used to indicate that a picture has been captured or created recently, emphasizing the completion of the action.

Examples:

The picture has been taken for the exhibition.
I can confirm that the picture has been taken by our team.

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Last updated: November 08, 2024

Feb 6, 2017 ... The picture has been taken from the camera. or. A picture has taken from the camera. I want to know when do we apply passive voice and active ...
Apr 14, 2024 ... Can I get or enable hdr after the picture has been taken? Editing/Post Processing. I have a nice camera and took some eclipse pictures. I ...
It's the first week of November, but the picture has been taken, the card printed, and as of this morning, we've started signing our Fox 9 Morning News Holiday ...
5 hours ago ... 20 likes, 1 comments - teryoshi on November 8, 2024: "From an arms fair to a photo fair, the picture has been taken in summer at the biggest ...
Aug 8, 2020 ... Basically, when importing a picture to edit in lightroom (not lightroom classic) the location info where the picture has been taken disappears.
It's a Bank Holiday, so time for another postcard from one of the local villages; Farringdon - Postmarked 3rd October 1905 The picture has been taken by ...
Apr 1, 2019 ... Once the picture has been taken you can't undo that process (that's for Photo mode, Portrait you can alter after the fact), you could edit ...
Oct 2, 2019 ... There is a camera on the market that takes pictures and you decide on the focus point after the picture has been taken. However I have no ...
Feb 16, 2020 ... The picture has been taken from P484 of CCIE Routing and Switching Official Cert Guide Vol.1 5th edition (with slight modification). Thanks ...

Alternatives:

the photo has been taken
the image has been captured
the snapshot has been captured
the photograph has been shot
the picture has been snapped

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