Some more writing questions

airfreshener
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:58:17 +0000

Sikorsky has a misunderstanding of the usage of the words “has been.”



“Has been” would say that the Belmont had the distinction of being one of the oldest thoroughbred races for a while, perhaps even intermittently, but does not have it any longers.



This is wrong.
“has been” means that something happened in the past and continues to happen today. “has been” is the best choice.

[ENGLISH PAGE - Present Perfect Continuous](Present Perfect Continuous Tense | ENGLISH PAGE)
Look at use 1