have been born or was born

[princesabharwal]

Hi,

please let me know which sentence is correct:

1) I have been born in delhi

2) I was born in Delhi

Regards

Prince

 

[Barb_D]

Hi,
The second one.

 

[shoaib 1]

Hi,

please let me know which sentence is correct:

1) I have been born in delhi

2) I was born in Delhi

Regards

Prince

Hi,
'Have been' shows the cotinuity of action from a mentioned point of time(between two points of time) e.g.
"I have been ill for a week"
Being born shows no continuity of action.It just shows an action at one point of time.hence "I was born in delhi"

 

[euncu]

Being born shows no continuity of action.It just shows an action at one point of time.hence "I was born in delhi"

That night, right before our eyes, a star was being born, and we still deem ourselves lucky to witness such a great event.

Well, time is relative, and luckily there was someone called Einstein.

 

[riquecohen]

She was born in Delhi. There is no alternative. The present perfect is not an option. We can also see a baby being born (present continuous,) as Einstein saw a star being born (past continuous.)