had been is the past perfect; have been is the present perfect; will have been is the future perfect.
had been is used to describe a condition which existed prior to a certain time in the past: "Before I learned English, I had been able to speak only Spanish."
"Before I visited Greece, I had been in France."
have been is used to describe a condition which existed prior to the present time:
"I have been able to Speak English for many years."
"I have been in both France and Greece."
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The difference between a shogun and a samurai is like the difference between a king and a knight.
The phrase "had already left" is grammatically correct. The phrase "had already been gone" is not grammatically correct.
"Had been" means simply "was at one time". "Had already been" means he is climbing the ladder, and has already passed that step on the way up - and has no desire to go back to it.
there is no difference between this two...