Difference between "Was Done" and "Has been Done"?

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hi All,

Can someone please explain me the difference between these two sentences:

-The work was done.

-The work has been done.

Thanks,
EngLearner.

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Hi,

They both indicate that the work is now finished and completed. 'Was done, suggests that this work was completed at a particular and known time in the past as in: This work was done last year/in 2005/on Tusday or whenever. ‘Has been done’ indicates only that the work was completed at some unkown time in the past as in: This work has been done and now we can go on to the next project.

Alan

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Thanks a lot Alan,

That clarified my doubt.

Thanks,
EngLearner.

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i have problem in passive voice
1.which sentence is right [1. The Company is not independent.it is owned by much larger company 2. The Company is not independent.it has been owned by much larger company]
(is both sentence have same meaning)
2. which sentence is right [1. She is separated from her family 2. She has been separated from her family]
(is both sentence have same meaning)
3. which sentence is right [1. it’s a big factory.five hundred people are employed there 2.it’s a big factory. five hundred people has been employed there]
(is both sentence have same meaning)
4. 1.She is separated from her family. 2. She has been separated from her family[My friends says both 'is separated is same as ‘has been separated’ ]
(is both sentence have same meaning)
please help is given above sentence has same meaning or they are different please explain me thanks

my teacher says that she is separated means she has been separated is that right and she also told me she is admitted in hospital is same as she has been admitted in hospital
i’m getting so much confuse please help me out

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Hi, jimmorse.

-He has been admitted in the hospital. (this a passive voice of the present perfect).
The is the “active voice”:
-The hospital has admitted him. (active voice). But since it is both present perfect it talking about an unspecified time in which he was admitted in the past.

-He is admitted in the hospital.(this is simple present passive).
-The hospital admits him. (active voice).

See the passive pattern of the simple present below:
-Am/are/is + past participle.

:slight_smile:

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He has been admitted TO the hospital.

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thanks Friends

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Hi, Jimmorse this could be your answer:
-She is separated from the rest.(passive voice of the present simple).
This action of separation is in the present time and not in the PAST.

-She has been separated from the rest.(present perfect passive)
This
action happened in an unknown time in the PAST.

So to me there is some kind of distinction between both sentence concerning the TIME in which they happened.
Hence not the same in TIME.

:slight_smile:

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thanks adu