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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

gone or been

I want to ask
Have you ever gone to a Kabbalah centet?, Have you been to a Kabbalh center? Or Did you ever go to a Kabbalahcenter?
  

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Have you ever gone to a Kabbalah centet? Has /have gone to means you have gone to a place and haven't returned yet. It can be an experience.

  • Have you ever gone to a Kabbalah centet?
  • Has /have gone to means you have gone to a place and haven't returned yet.
  • It can be an experience.
  • Example: John has been to the market this morning (he went and has come back).
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Have you ever gone to a Kabbalah centet? Has /have gone to means you have gone to a place and haven't returned yet.
Example:
John has gone to the market to buy some vegetables this morning (he's still there)


Has /have been to
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  1. Have you ever gone to a Kabbalah center ? uncorrect( you can't ask someone if he has gone but if he has been.
  2. Have you(ever) been to a Kabbalah center? correct
  3. Did you ever go to a Kabbalah center?
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everlastinghopeHave you ever gone to a Kabbalah center ? uncorrect
"Uncorrect" is incorrect. And I see nothing wrong with the question "Have you ever gone to a Kabbalah center?" Nor do I think that "has/have gone" necessarily means that the person has not returned.

"I have gone to the dentist twice this week, and my tooth still hurts." Obviously, I
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Thanks for the correction.
khoffAnd I see nothing wrong with the question "Have you ever gone to a Kabbalah center?" Nor do I think that "has/have gone" necessarily means that the person has not returned.
I said wrong because the question is " have you EVER gone to......etc ?" it's different from "I have gone to such
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You're right -- my dentist example was not a question and didn't include "ever."
I was responding to your assertion that
Has /have gone to means you have gone to a place and haven't returned yet.

I still see nothing wrong with th
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