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Grammar and Linguistics > have been - have gone
have been - have gone
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perma
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have been - have gone
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Hello everyone!
Got a question:
In a transformation exercise we �ve got as first sentence "He flew to London on Friday and he �s still there."
The second sentence (the answer) must be like "He has ......... since Friday"
Which one is correct:
1) He has been in London since Friday
2) He has gone to London since Friday
Or are they both possible?
I think 1 is correct and 2 doesn �t sound right to me, but one of my best students insists that 2 is correct, based on the difference between has gone and has been, as commonly taught in esl classes. (has been = he went there sometime in the past & has gone = he �s still there)
What do you think?
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12 Dec 2011
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zailda
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He has been to London He has gone to London
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12 Dec 2011
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redcamarocruiser
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you are correct and your student is wrong in American English.
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12 Dec 2011
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Minka
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He went to London and he �s back - He �s been to London. (EXPERIENCE) He went to London and he �s still there - (RESULT: You can �t talk to him, he isn �t here right now,...) he �s gone to London.
As soon as you add "since" the second one becomes impossible.
He �s been IN London since Friday. (DURATION: HOW LONG?) |
12 Dec 2011
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Lovely Lana
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Katerina, you �re right, the first sentence is correct. I know the feeling - sometimes when a student (the good one) insists on something you know is wrong, you start doubting
As Minka put it, "As soon as you add "since" the second one becomes impossible"
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12 Dec 2011
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perma
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thank you 
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13 Dec 2011
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ramel1
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My idea: I
think your student means been vs. gone as a past participle of �to go�.
But
there is �in London� not �to London�, so the werb is �to be�, then "been"
is right.
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13 Dec 2011
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Elenie
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You �re right! You need to use "has been" in its original meaning to say he IS IN London and he got there on Friday and not to say" he went to London and came back". It �s like saying "I have been sad lately".
In this case "has been" could also mean "is located" if I could say that, if you get the translation I mean in Greek. Besides Minka is right! As soon as you put since you can �t refer to someting that is finished (went to London and came back). |
13 Dec 2011
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