Been, gone: difference
Been is the past participle of the verb be:
| The verb "be" | ||
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I am you are he is, etc. |
I was you were he was, etc. |
I have been
you have been he has been, etc. |
Been can also mean come or gone:
| Been (meaning come or gone) | ||
| We sometimes use been as the past participle of come and go. | ||
| present simple | past simple | present perfect |
| I go to the cinema a lot. | I went to the cinema yesterday. | I haven't been to the cinema for years. I haven't gone
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| Do you often go to London? | Did you go to London last weekend? | Have you ever been to London? have you ever gone
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| She comes here a lot. | She came here yesterday. | She's been here twice today. She's come here twice today.
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Been or gone?
| Been, gone: difference |
| gone = ‘She went there and she is still there.’ Liz has gone to the bank. (She's at the bank now.) |
| been = She went there but now she's back. Liz has been to the bank. (She's back at home now.) |