[Grammar] They’ve married vs They’ve been married what is the difference?

[dondon525]

Hi all,

They’ve been married for nearly fifty years. - I saw this sentence list on present perfect tense, but it seems passive voice present perfect.

because of "been" part.

So please explain the deference between...

They’ve been married for nearly fifty years.
They’ve married for nearly fifty years.

Thank you.

 

[Matthew Wai]

it seems passive voice present perfect.

'Married' is an adjective here, so it is not in the passive voice.

They’ve married for nearly fifty years.

I consider it wrong. I would say 'They married nearly fifty years ago'.

Not a teacher.