Mohammad Yousefi Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

I`ve been told

Hi there

would you please help me which tense "i`ve been told" is?

if it is peresent perfect why we use "told" (we used been in p.p) !
  

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Hello, Mohammad - and welcome to English Forums. I have been told [by someone] is present perfect and passive voice : that is why it uses the past participle 'told'.

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Hello, Mohammad - and welcome to English Forums.

I have been told [by someone] is present perfect and passive voice: that is why it uses the past participle 'told'.