I'm a bit confused with the present perfect form. I know that it is formed using has/have + past participle. But in the following sentence, there's a been included too.
"Psychologists and the public alike have been concerned that violent video game exposure has the potential to increase aggression on a societal level."
I'm not really sure that this sentence is in present perfect. But if it is, can someone explain why?
Thanks a lot!
Best Answer
This is indeed the present perfect tense. It's not so much that a been has been included (sorry), but that the word been itself is the past participle of the verb 'to be.'
So in this case concerned is simply a predicative adjective that isn't part of the verb.
EDIT:
As @aml has pointed out, this is actually the present perfect passive form of 'to concern.' The sentence in the active voice would be