Been

"Been" is the past participle of the verb "to be," used to indicate a state or existence in the past. It helps form perfect tenses, such as the present perfect ("I have been") or past perfect ("I had been"), to show experiences, changes, or durations that are relevant to the present or completed in the past. For example, "She has been busy" suggests ongoing activity or a state up to now, while "He had been waiting" indicates waiting that occurred before another past event. Essentially, "been" connects actions or states across different time frames.