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The meaning of the Spanish word "sido" and how you use it

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ha...sido
(v.) (present perfect) (usted / él / ella) has/have been (attribute)
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Él ha sido muy amable con mi madre .
He has been very kind to my mother.
Sara siempre ha sido paciente con todos .
Sara has always been patient with everyone.
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The Passion Behind the Movie: Three Meters Above Heaven
todo eso ha sido real pero hemos tenido que probar haciendo los caballitos y a velocidad , o sea ,
all that has been real but we've had to try doing wheelies and with speed, I mean,
Coffee Break with Belinda, Mexico's Pop Princess
Bueno , este , este ha sido un disco que obviamente pues
Well, this, this has been a record that obviously, well,
Argentinian Art: Horacio Butler
cuyo destino ha sido caminar siempre solo o muy adelante o muy atrás .
whose destiny has been to walk always alone or far ahead or far behind.
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han...sido
(v.) (present perfect) (ustedes / ellos / ellas) have been
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Ellos han sido asaltados .
They have been mugged.
Ustedes han sido buenos amigos .
You all have been good friends.
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The Mystery of Basque - Part 2: The Orphan Language
Y las respuestas han sido igual de numerosas .
And the answers have been equally numerous.
Is Tourism Ruining Barcelona?
Hace veinte años , incluso los últimos diez , han sido de progresión geométrica en cuanto a número de visitantes .
Twenty years ago, even the last ten, they've been in geometric progression with regards to the number of visitors.
The Mapuche, a Resilient Nation in South America
En los últimos años , los jóvenes mapuche han sido los protagonistas de las diferentes manifestaciones
In the last years, the Mapuche youth have been the protagonists of different protests
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haber...sido
(v.) (infinitive) to have been
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Ella pudo haber sido famosa .
She could have been famous.
Esta historia parece haber sido olvidada .
This story seems to have been forgotten.
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Movie Critic: Birdman - The Good
Los problemas técnicos de esa filmación , el encuadre , el audio , tuvieron que haber sido absolutamente enormes ,
The technical problems of that filming, the framing, the audio, had to have been absolutely huge,
First Dates in an Online World
Esta es la historia de lo que podría haber sido la cita ideal .
This is the story of what could have been the ideal date.
Argentina's Most Famous Strip Cartoonist & His Beginnings
Tu primer trabajo profesional que seguramente si fue en un medio , debió haber sido pobrísimo . ¿ En cuál fue ?
Your first professional job that surely if it was in a media outlet, it must have been really humble. In which one was it?
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ha...sido
(v.) (present perfect) (impersonal) has/have been (condition)
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Hoy ha sido un día perfecto .
Today has been a perfect day.
Ha sido una semana muy difícil .
It has been a very difficult week.
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The Passion Behind the Movie: Three Meters Above Heaven
Pero es jugar entonces ha sido genial .
But it's playing, so it has been great.
The Passion Behind the Movie: Three Meters Above Heaven
Yo , yo creo veíamos , yo veía a , a Babi y yo creo que ella veía a H , entonces ha sido fácil .
I, I believed we saw, I saw Babi and I believe that she saw H, so it's been easy.
The Passion Behind the Movie: Three Meters Above Heaven
Pero ha sido una experiencia increíble , o sea , porque
But it has been an incredible experience, I mean, because
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He...sido
(v.) (present perfect) (yo) have been
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He sido honesto contigo .
I have been honest with you.
He sido despedido con otros cinco trabajadores .
I have been fired with five other workers.
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"Laugh When You Can, Cry When You Need To" - El Chojin
He sido un cobarde disfrazado de valiente siempre pendiente del qué dirá la gente .
I've been a coward disguised as brave, always worried about what people would say.
Movie Critic: Gravity - The Good
Las actuaciones son de primera , yo siempre he sido un gran fan del trabajo de George Clooney .
The acting is first-rate, I have always been a big fan of George Clooney's work.
Coffee Break with Sofía Vergara
Yo siempre me he sentido chistosa , siempre he sido como la payasa de mi colegio .
I've always felt (like I was) funny, I've always been like the clown of my high school.
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