Has been or was

[subhajit123]

Has been' or 'was': Which one should be used in the following contexr?

1- My father has been/was a good teacher of mathematics he can easily solve this problem.

Note:- My father is not a teacher anymore. He retired from teaching mathematics sometimes ago.

 

[cameron206]

I am not a teacher, but I would say WAS.

My father was a good teacher of mathematics. He can easily solve this problem.

 

[Roman55]

You should use 'was'.


The word 'father' seems to be missing from your sentence, which sounds like two sentences by the way.

 

[emsr2d2]

Or "used to be".

My father used to be a maths teacher. He can easily solve this problem.