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"Building is painted" vs "Building has been painted"



 
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"Building is painted" vs "Building has been painted" #1 (permalink) Fri Aug 22, 2008 1:47 am   "Building is painted" vs "Building has been painted"
 

Building is painted - Building has been painted"Is there any difference between these two.
I see that -
Building is painted = Somebody has painted this building (may be this is telling the state of the building. It is a painted building. Is this right?).
Building has been painted = Somebody has painted this building.

I really don't understand and confused, why I have to use "Building is painted" OR "Building has been painted".

If there is no difference in the meaning why should I use two instead of one.
Not, from grammatic perspective, but Non-native speakers view, I mean the meaning of these two sentences.

Another eg:
Active: His hand is burnt
Passive: His hand has been burnt.

Both are same. No other person has burnt HIS hand. Here, why are we using has+been (His hand has been burnt.).

Can anyone tell me this.
Thanks,Suresh
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"Building is painted" vs "Building has been painted" #2 (permalink) Fri Aug 22, 2008 6:30 am   "Building is painted" vs "Building has been painted"
 

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We use the present perfect to emphasize the recent action:
The building has been painted/ his hand has been burnt-- don't touch it!

The building is painted / His hand is burnt-- These contain adjectives describing the condition of the building and the hand:
The building is painted-- bricks are not naturally purple.
His hand is burnt-- he did it last week at the barbecue.

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"Building is painted" vs "Building has been painted" #3 (permalink) Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:44 am   "Building is painted" vs "Building has been painted"
 

Thank you for your reply and time.
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