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rodrigoleao2005
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Hi! Can anyone help me? Is it ok to say Although she would like to, Mary has never GONE to Japan. I would say BEEN... Thanks in advance |
27 Oct 2021
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jfaraujo
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Hi! You�re right! "Mary has never BEEN to Japan." |
27 Oct 2021
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douglas
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both are correct, though "been to" is probably more common (more correct? :) ) |
27 Oct 2021
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yanogator
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Actually, I�m going to disagree here, because of the first clause�s use of the infinitive ("to"). That clause is a shortening of "Although she would like to", followed by the infinitive of the verb used in the next clause. We wouldn�t say "Although she would like to be to Japan", but we would say "Although she would like to go to Japan", so it seems to me that "gone" is the only reasonable choice to make, but that is definitely a strict interpretation of teh grammar. Bruce |
29 Oct 2021
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douglas
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@Bruce Using that logic, "to...been" and "to... gone" would be wrong too. I see the "go" as implied in the first clause, but "never" as the key driver in the second. |
1 Nov 2021
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yanogator
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Douglas, I�m missing your logic. The "never" is just indicative of a perfect tense, not of the verb. I have never been to Japan, because I have never gone to Japan. Bruce |
3 Nov 2021
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