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Discover LudwigThe phrase "have been flooded" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is the past tense of the present perfect tense, which is used to describe an action that began in the past and is still ongoing or has just ended. Example: The houses on the riverbanks have been flooded for weeks, and the residents are now being evacuated. This sentence describes an action (flooding) that began in the past and is still ongoing. The use of "have been" indicates that the flooding has been happening and is likely still happening at the time of speaking.
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Keswick and Cockermouth have been flooded repeatedly.
Some 7,500 properties have been flooded.
Employers and insurers say they have been flooded with inquiries.
More than 5,200 properties have been flooded in 2012.
Since Friday 29 January ,1,135 homes have been flooded.
What happens to the crops that have been flooded?
Advocates for immigrants say they have been flooded with inquiries.
The park should have been flooded by now.
Members have been flooded with e-mails and letters.
Smaller towns in Australia have been flooded for months; some have been flooded five times since the beginning of December.
Hospitals across the United States have been flooded with flu patients.
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