is already used vs has been already used

E-mail is already used on a daily basis by millions of people all over the world and its use is growing rapidly.
I would like to know if “has been already used” is appropriate to replace the bold phrase.
Could you explain about the reason for using simple present here?

Saying “has been already used” suggests that the use of email has been tried and abandoned.

Thanks a lot, Steve!
I have taught that the present perfect can be used to talk about continuing situation. This is a action that started in the past, continues in the present and will probably continue into the future. Therefore, I thought that “has been already used” is appropriate.
And how about “has already been being used”? Is it possible?

Hi. Screen.
-Has already been being used.(It a passive form of the present perfect progressive, but rarely used)
But its ACTIVE FORM could be appropriate here:
-Millions of people have been using the E-mail on daily basis…

E-mail IS ALREADY USED on daily basis…
The simple present indicates that the use of the E-mail is currently or presently in use by million persons.

Think is Ken. :slight_smile:

Hello, Ebenezer Adu!
Thanks for sharing your opinion. Could you point out why the simple present is appropriate in this case?
Is it because that the action “using email” happens all the time, in the past, present and in the future?

Thanks for the interest shown. And the question asked.
Now the following could help:

The use of the simple present enable the reader to see or picture events happening now. The author of your sentence might have written it many days, month or years ago, but the usage of the simple present in the sentence would enable or force the reader to feel the event going on now. He could have chosen to have put it in the past simple or the past perfect form. But he used the simple present.

I think you cotton on. :slight_smile: