“Having seen” is a passive voice and makes room, as in a separation in time, between that act in the past and that which is now given attention in the rest of the sentence. “Seeing” brings the act closer in time to the narrative in the rest of the sentence.
Q. Is see a doing word?
verb (used with object), saw, seen, see·ing. to perceive with the eyes; look at. to view; visit or attend as a spectator: to see a play.
Table of Contents
- Q. Is see a doing word?
- Q. What is a different word for see?
- Q. What does sees the day mean?
- Q. Is seeing as informal?
- Q. Did you see or have you seen?
- Q. What’s the difference between have you and did you?
- Q. Did you start or have you started?
- Q. How do you answer Have you seen this?
- Q. What are some answers for how have you been?
- Q. What to reply when someone asks where have you been?
- Q. Where you have been meaning?
- Q. When someone ask how have you been?
- Q. Where have you been all my life meaning?
- Q. Where you been hiding meaning?
- Q. What does all my life mean?
- Q. Where have I been all your life?
Q. What is a different word for see?
What is another word for seeing?
| visual | optical |
|---|---|
| vision | visible |
| ophthalmic | photosensitive |
| visional | beheld |
| perceptible | seen |
Q. What does sees the day mean?
: to experience something (specified) in one’s lifetime Did you ever think you’d see the day when he would apologize?
Q. Is seeing as informal?
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English seeing as (how)informal (also seeing that) used before giving a reason for what you are saying ‘I might as well do something useful, seeing as I’m back, ‘ she said.
Q. Did you see or have you seen?
“Have you seen” implies that the person saw your glasses sometime in the recent past right up to the present moment. “Did you see” is asking if the person has ever seen your glasses, at any time in the past. It makes a big difference if you’re looking for a lost pair of glasses.
Q. What’s the difference between have you and did you?
‘Did You’ is used only for the Past Indefinite/Simple Tense, while ‘Have You’ is used in the Present Perfect Tense. ‘Did You’ works for recent past and has nothing to do with any other Tense, while ‘Have You’ is for the completion of anything in the present.
Q. Did you start or have you started?
Senior Member. The correct answer is “did you start”.
Q. How do you answer Have you seen this?
“Do you/yes I do” is certainly symmetrical and fine. However, that’s not the same as “do you have/yes I do”. Strictly, the questioner should have asked “have you?”, but faced with a grammatically incorrect question the strictly correct answer would be “yes I have”.
Q. What are some answers for how have you been?
Short answers to answer the question
- “Not bad!”
- “Never been better!”
- “Could be better.”
- “A little crazy actually!”
- Hectic!”
- “Busy, busy.”
- “As usual.”
- “I’ve been traveling quite a bit since we saw each other last Christmas.”
Q. What to reply when someone asks where have you been?
Here are some possible replies:
- I am sorry. I have been/was cleaning my home.
- I have been/was at home.
- I have been/went to the shop.
Q. Where you have been meaning?
It means “what was your location during some time period in the past?”. It is quite often used to refer to the last few hours/days/weeks, e.g. when you haven’t seen someone for a while. But it can also be used for other lengths of time in the last, like “ow you travelled during the holidays? where have you been?”.
Q. When someone ask how have you been?
You could also say “How are you?” using the present tense. But because you care about your friend and you knew he was sick, it would be better to ask “How have you been?” He can respond by saying “Oh, I’ve been great,” or “I’ve been feeling much better.”
Q. Where have you been all my life meaning?
An expression used to glibly tell someone that they are one’s perfect romantic match, and that one wishes one had met them sooner in life.
Q. Where you been hiding meaning?
“Where have you been hiding yourself?” adds a “long time no see” feeling to it, and also somewhat implies that your friends haven’t seen the other person in a while either.
Q. What does all my life mean?
“All my life” means “constantly during the whole time I’ve been alive”. “In all my life” means “at any time during my life”.
Q. Where have I been all your life?
Where Have I Been All My Life? is a compelling memoir recounting one woman’s journey through grief and a profound feeling of unworthiness to wholeness and healing. It begins with the chillingly sudden death of Rice’s mother, and is followed by her foray into the center of mourning.
