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who has been vs who have been

Both 'who has been' and 'who have been' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Who has been' is used when referring to a singular person, while 'who have been' is used when referring to multiple people.

Last updated: March 29, 2024 • 778 views

who has been

This phrase is correct when referring to a singular person.

Use 'who has been' when referring to a singular person who has done something in the past.

Examples:

Who has been eating my cookies?

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Now everyone will know who has been Danielino.
This is the heart of one who has been turned.
She is a grieving woman who has been easily influenced.
A civilian who has been compromised.
I would ask the person who has been there.
I'm certain that the Emperor himself would want to know who has been so charitable toward his envoy.
Matters of love... are not for a couple who has been married for twelve years.
It is not clear why a person who has been integrated in a society should be expelled only because their private relationships with Union citizens are no longer functioning.
As you can see, the patient is a comely woman of five and thirty years who has been under my care at Bethlehem Hospital.
Since you are the one who has been signing the contract...
I know you as a smart young lady who has been raised by excellent parents with the right education.
But what I will discuss, though, is a woman who has been a model teacher for ten long years.
I would also like to pay tribute to my colleague, Mr Van Orden, who has been particularly active in this campaign.
Mr President, worrying reports are again coming out of Iran, in this case concerning a 16 year-old girl who has been publicly hanged for 'acts incompatible with chastity'.
Especially one who has been intimate with the Unaligned Succubus, Hades' own daughter.
I have been enlisted to defend a man who has been wrongfully imprisoned.
As an MEP who has been an MP in the UK, I now realise how little my colleagues and I knew about the regulations coming from Europe.
Mr President, I join the general congratulations to Mrs González Álvarez who has been a sympathetic and inclusive rapporteur.
And as for allies, (hissing) you seem to be the only one who has been abandoned.
Anyone who has been kicked out from the clan must return Savastano and there shall be no more problems.

Alternatives:

who was

who have been

This phrase is correct when referring to multiple people.

Use 'who have been' when referring to multiple people who have done something in the past.

Examples:

Who have been working on this project?

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Particularly those who have been abandoned.
Those of you who have been preselected will be notifîed within the next few minutes.
I almost exclusively date women who have been dumped.
They're teenage girls who have been living without Internet for three days.
If there are any other noblewomen who have been...
His death was probably caused by ill-treatment by three police officers who have been charged.
Well, I hire people who have been abandoned by society.
He will learn much from the women who have been with me.
This view is also shared by the social partners who have been consulted.
I hope those of you who have been chosen will consider living amongst...
These files are recent unsolved murders, men who have been killed since you conceived.
And those people who have been yelling,
Patients with heart failure who have been stabilised with an ACE inhibitor should not be switched to losartan.
We should also offer more help to women who have been abandoned by society.
The EGF was created in order to aid those workers who have been negatively affected by globalisation.
LIGs enable interception of the communications of individual persons who have been identified by law enforcement authorities.
Those of you who have been killed, stand facing the wall.
And US Administration officials must take responsibility for those people who have been detained illegally.
The MEPs who have been invited to the workshop will also participate in the assessment.
There are pirates who have been arrested and brought to European prisons.

Alternatives:

who were

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