How have you been? 5 common answers to this question

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“How have you been” is a greeting that invites you to describe your state of wellbeing in the recent past until now. Answers to “how are you” are usually “I'm ... Skiptocontent“Howhaveyoubeen”isapresentperfectsimplequestionsoyouranswercaneitherbeanadjectiveoritshouldalsobeinthepresentperfect.“Howhaveyoubeen”isverysimilarto“Howareyou”inmeaning.“Howareyou”isagreetingthatinvitesyoutodescribeyourstateofwellbeingnow.“Howhaveyoubeen”isagreetingthatinvitesyoutodescribeyourstateofwellbeingintherecentpastuntilnow.Answersto“howareyou”areusually“I’mfine”orI’mgood”orsomethingwith“I’m+adjective” But Answersto“howhaveyoubeen”allowyoutoexpandalittlebitandexplainwhatyouhavebeendoing(andhowyouhavebeenfeeling)recently.Youcanchoosetousethepresentperfectforthingsthatstillcontinuetothepresentorthepastsimpleforthingsthatwerefinishedatanearlierdate.5 answersto“howhaveyoubeen”I’vebeengreat,Whataboutyou?Thisisagoodanswerifyoujustwanttosaythatyouaredoingwellanddon’treallyfeelliketalking.Itallowstheotherpersontospeak.I’vebeenworking/studying/runningalotlately,Iamfeelingquitetiredtoday.Youcanusethisanswerifyoufeelliketalkingaboutyourcurrentlifestyleandhowthataffectshowyoufeel.Thisisaverycommonanswertothisquestion.Thequestion“howhaveyoubeen”isreallyaninvitationtotalkaboutyourlife.Ifyoufeelwell,thenyoucantalkaboutyourlifeinthepresentperfectcontinuousforyouractionsandthepresentsimpleforhowyoufeel. Ihaveneverbeenbetter!!Thingshavebeengoingsowell,Igotanewjob,Thisisaverypositiveanswerthatletsyouexplainsomethingnewthathashappenedinyourlife.Itisperfectlyacceptabletotalkaboutnewthingsinyourlifeasananswertothisquestion.Ohdidn’tyouhear?Iwassickwiththefluforaweek! Ifsomethinghappenedinthepastandithasnowfinished,youcanusethepastsimple.Iusethepastsimpleallthetimetoanswerpresentperfectquestions.Youjustneedtothinkifthesituationisfinished.Inthisexample,itisobviousfromthefactthatyouusethepastsimple,thatyouweresickbutyouarefeelingbetternow.Ah,allgood,can’tcomplain.Thisisastapleanswertothequestionifyoufeelshyanddon’tfeelliketalking.ThisisanokanswerinEnglishbutitdoesn’treallyallowtheconversationtomoveforward.PostnavigationTheBestwebsitestolearnEnglishPleaseenableJavaScriptTheBestwebsitestolearnEnglish←PreviousPostNextPost→50%DiscountforEspressoEnglish600+lessonsx



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