have been in the wars in English

Audio: EN-AU ck1 have been in the wars.ogg

Forms: has been in the wars [present, singular, third-person], having been in the wars [participle, present], had been in the wars [participle, past], had been in the wars [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> been in the wars}} have been in the wars (third-person singular simple present has been in the wars, present participle having been in the wars, simple past and past participle had been in the wars)

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"have been in the wars" meaning in English

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