Did you know that the verb 'to go' has two different irregular past participles? Yes, one is gone and the other one is... been ! Wow, what a confusion! So, when is been the past participle of go and when of be? Look at the examples below:
(a) I've gone to London.
(b) I've been to London four times.
(c) I've been in a Thai restaurant four times.
In sentences (a) and (b), the infinitive of the past participles is go. Notice that the place is introduced by the preposition 'to'. However, in sentence (c), the infinitive of the past participle is be, so the place goes after the preposition 'in'.
Have been is used to talk about completed visits, whereas Have gone implies that the person has not yet returned. Look at these situations.
Have you ever been to America?
Yes, I've been to America once. (= I've gone and returned)
Where is Tom?
He's gone to America. (= He's gone and he's still there, he hasn't returned yet)
Want to listen to it?
No comments:
Post a Comment