Has America conducted elections this year?

[Dharminder Singh]

If I want to ask someone about the elections that were supposed to be conducted in America this year. What would be the right sentence among the following? You can also suggest any alternatives. Please correct the mistakes.

Has America conducted elections this year?
Have the elections conducted in America this year?
Have the elections been conducted in America this year?

 

[emsr2d2]

Elections aren't "conducted". They're "held".

 

[teechar]

If I want to ask someone about the elections that were supposed to be conducted held in America this year.

Which elections are you talking about?

 

[Dharminder Singh]

Which elections are you talking about?

I've created a hypothetical situation about America. Don't take this sentence literally.

 

[Dharminder Singh]

Which elections are you talking about?

Forget about America. Suppose I want to ask someone about the elections that were supposed to be held in their city.

 

[emsr2d2]

Forget about America. Suppose I want to ask someone about the elections that were supposed to be held in their city.

Have the local elections been held yet?
Has the local election been held yet?
Has the mayor been elected yet?
When are the local elections this year?
When's this year's election in [name of city]?

 

[Dharminder Singh]

Have the local elections been held yet?
Has the local election been held yet?
Has the mayor been elected yet?
When are the local elections this year?
When's this year's election in [name of city]?

Are the first three sentences Present Perfect?

 

[emsr2d2]

Are the first three sentences in the present perfect?

Yes.
There's no need to capitalise the names of tenses.

 

[Dharminder Singh]

Yes.
There's no need to capitalise the names of tenses.

Why do you've used "been" in these sentences?
Can't we just omit been?
I always confuse whether to use been or not. For example in the following sentences there's no "been".
1. Have they eaten lunch yet?
2. Have we paid the rent yet?
3. Have you ever played golf?

These questions are also in present perfect but do not have "been".

Please explain when we use "been" and when we do not use "been" while asking question in present perfect.

 

[Dharminder Singh]

Why don't we say
1. Have they been eaten lunch yet?
2. Have we been paid the rent yet?
3. Have you ever been played golf?

 

[Piscean]

Have they been is the present perfect of the verb BE - Have they been to London before?
Like other tenses/aspects of BE, it can form part of passive constructions of other verbs:
The rent is paid monthly.
The rent was paid last month
The rent has been paid this month.

The present perfect active of other verbs does not require part of BE;
1. Have they been eaten lunch yet?
2. Have we been paid the rent yet?
3. Have you ever been played golf?

 

[Dharminder Singh]

Have they been is the present perfect of the verb BE - Have they been to London before?
Like other tenses/aspects of BE, it can form part of passive constructions of other verbs:
The rent is paid monthly.
The rent was paid last month
The rent has been paid this month.

The present perfect active of other verbs does not require part of BE;
1. Have they been eaten lunch yet?
2. Have we been paid the rent yet?
3. Have you ever been played golf?

How do we identify that the sentence "Have they eaten lunch yet?" is in active? And the sentence "Has the mayor been elected yet?" is in passive.

I think this identification is required beforehand so that we know whether we have to use "been" or not.

 

[Dharminder Singh]

Have they been is the present perfect of the verb BE - Have they been to London before?
Like other tenses/aspects of BE, it can form part of passive constructions of other verbs:
The rent is paid monthly.
The rent was paid last month
The rent has been paid this month.

The present perfect active of other verbs does not require part of BE;
1. Have they been eaten lunch yet?
2. Have we been paid the rent yet?
3. Have you ever been played golf?

Are the following sentences correct?
Has the rent been paid monthly?
Has the rent been paid last month?
Has the rent been paid this month?

 

[Piscean]

Has the rent been paid monthly?
Has the rent been paid last month?Was the rent paid last month?
Has the rent been paid this month?

 

[Piscean]

How do we identify that the sentence "Have they eaten lunch yet?" is in active? And the sentence "Has the mayor been elected yet?" is in passive?

If the verb is constructed with part of BE (or GET) with the past participle (third form) of the main verb it is passive. Otherwise it it active.

 

[Dharminder Singh]

For the first sentence, Can I say "Is the rent paid monthly?"
Is it grammatically correct?

 

[Piscean]

It is grammatically correct, but does not mean exactly the same as Has the rent been paid monthly?

 

[Dharminder Singh]

It is grammatically correct, but does not mean exactly the same as Has the rent been paid monthly?

"Is the rent paid monthly?"
I think in this sentence he's asking about future i.e. how they are supposed to pay the rent in future.

Has the rent been paid monthly?
In this sentence he's asking about past situation i.e. whether they paid their rent on monthly basis or not.

Am I correct?

 

[emsr2d2]

1. Is the rent paid monthly?
I think In this sentence, he's the person is asking about the future, i.e. how they are supposed to pay the rent in future.

2. Has the rent been paid monthly?
In this sentence, he's the person is asking about the past, situation i.e. whether they paid their rent on a monthly basis or not.

1. It could refer to the future but it could also be a question about the current situation.
2. Yes.

Note my corrections in the quote box. You need to work on your use of articles. When you give us more than one sentence to look at, please number them so it's easier for us to refer to them in our responses.

 

[Dharminder Singh]

If the verb is constructed with part of BE (or GET) with the past participle (third form) of the main verb it is passive. Otherwise it it active.

I got it. But that's how I can tell an already written sentence whether it is in active or passive voice. If some other person has written a sentence, then with the help of your tip I can tell whether it's in the active or passive voice. But suppose I've to write a sentence by myself, for example,
1. Has the mayor been elected yet?
How would I come to know that I've to use "been"?
Most of the time I simply tend to write
2. Has the mayor elected yet?
I don't know where I've to use "been". I don't know proper reason behind it. I simply ask from my common sense. If it makes sense, then I use " been", otherwise I skip it.