General English Level 5 GELEV5 Unit 03 Topic 01.doc Mathew talks about the effect of a recent action on the woman. He could say, "A man has attacked a woman", but the effect of the action on the woman is more important than who did the action. Has been attacked is the passive form of the present perfect tense. The operator wants to know the effect of the past action on the woman. She asks, "Has she been injured?" She uses the present perfect passive in her question. We use the present perfect (active or passive) when there is a connection between a past action and now. Look Look A woman has been knocked over. They have been robbed. Has he been hurt? Have you been injured? We make the passive form of the present perfect tense with have/has + been + the past participle. 88 QUESTLANGUAGE