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Jigneshbharati Posted 5 years ago
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Been to
I have been to Alton Towers. The above is a made up sentence. What does "been" mean as the main verb in the given context? How do we confirm whether "been" is a stative or an action verb in my example?
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Jigneshbharati What does "been" mean as the main verb in the given context? One of the definitions of "to be" is "to go". com/dictionary/be
- Jigneshbharati What does "been" mean as the main verb in the given context?
- One of the definitions of "to be" is "to go".
- com/dictionary/be
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JigneshbharatiWhat does "been" mean as the main verb in the given context?
One of the definitions of "to be" is "to go".
"to come or go" https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be
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JigneshbharatiHow do we confirm whether "been" is a stative or an action verb in my example?
has/have been to (a place) means you have taken a trip there, probably looked around and did things there, and then came back from there. That's too much motion to be stative.
Nevertheless, the use of the present perfect tense makes the actions of goin
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