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When do we use ''been'' and ''bien''
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When do we use ''been'' and ''bien''
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"Been" is the past participle of the verb "be" in English and is used in perfect tenses. For example, in the sentence "I have been to Paris," "been" indicates that the action of being in Paris happened at some point in the past and is relevant to the present. It can also be used in other perfect tenses, such as the past perfect, like in "She had been working there for two years," where "been" helps to express an action that was ongoing before another past event.
On the other hand, "bien" is a word used in both French and Spanish, meaning "well" or "good." In French, "bien" is often used to describe how something is done, as in "Ça va bien," meaning "It's going well," or to express agreement, as in "C'est bien," meaning "That's good."
So, while "been" is an English verb form used to talk about past actions or states, "bien" is a term in French used to describe things in a positive way.
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