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A question to native speakers: Have been vs Have gone
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mada_1
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A question to native speakers: Have been vs Have gone
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Hello dear friends,
Seems like a silly question. Which form is correct?
a) I haven �t gone skiing for two months.
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b) I haven �t been skiing for two months.
The sentence is supposed to be in the Present Perfect Simple tense, not Continuous. Personally, I opt for the second one, but since we say �go skiing � I �m a bit confused. Could you clear it up for me, please?
Thanks in advance and have a nice day.
Mada
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28 Jan 2014
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paulanavarro
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I �m not native but I think that "have been" means that you went and came back from a place. on the other hand "have gone" means that you went to the place but you haven �t come back yet.
So I would vote for "haven �t gone skiing"
http://www.saberingles.com.ar/which/20.html
http://esl.about.com/od/grammarintermediate/a/cm_gone.htm |
28 Jan 2014
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yanogator
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Both are correct, with a very slight difference in emphasis. "I haven �t gone skiing" puts a slight emphasis on the trip. "I haven �t been skiing" puts a slight emphasis on the activity. Although it is the same structure as the Present Perfect Continuous, it is taken to mean "I haven �t been on a ski trip", and so it is the Present Perfect Simple. Bruce |
28 Jan 2014
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mada_1
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Thanks for your answers. They�ve been really helpful.
Enjoy your evening, afternoon or morning :)
Mada
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28 Jan 2014
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