curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-introductions-in-an-online-team-meeting/657ca8e65f9c2c836eecd834.md
Has been or have been is used to talk about something that started in the past and is still happening now. It is often used with expressions of time. For example:
She has been with the company for ten years. - This person started working at the company ten years ago and is still working there.
What does Bob say about the time Sarah is in the company?
She started working at the company five years ago and is still there.
She worked at the company five years ago but left.
Remember, has been indicates something that started in the past and continues to the present.
She has been working at different companies over five years.
The phrase specifically mentions she has been with the same company for five years.
She visits the company every five years.
Has been with the company refers to continuous employment, not periodic visits.
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