have been gone

Hi Buddy2005 and welcome to the EnglishForward;

I think the phrase "have been gone" is incorrect, for the verb "go" is an intransitive verb and cannot be structured as passive.

Consider "have been going" (!) (Present Perfect Progressive) or " have gone" (Present Perfect Simple)

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Hi Buddy, yulysess
I agree with you, yulysess, but: how about "he is gone"?

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i've read this tip from the EnglishForward.com ....hope it helps

the passive is be (is,was,have been) + past participle

We can form the passive in any tense. In fact, conjugation of verbs in the passive tense is rather easy, as the main verb is always in past participle form and the auxiliary verb is always be. To form the required tense, we conjugate the a

yulysessHi Buddy2005 and welcome to the EnglishForward;

I think the phrase "have been gone" is incorrect, for the verb "go" is an intransitive verb and cannot be structured as passive.

Consider "have been going" (!) (Present Perfect Progressive) or " have gone" (Present Perfect Simple)

This, "have been gone", isn't a passive struct

Here's another example:-

The man has been dead and gone for five years but his mail keeps on arriving."

[1] Princess Diana has been dead for 8 years.(OK)

[2] Princess Diana has been gone for 8 years.(OK)

[3] Princess Diana has been dead and gone for 8 years. (??)

I believe the sentence #3 is redundant.

Hi katsudon. Hi Dehbaash. I have a little question:

(1) They have gone for an hour.
(2) They have been gone for an hour.

The difference is only in nuances, right?

I believe the sentence #3 is redundant.

Redundant?? I guess you'd have to take that up with Adam Hance,

quote:

"When I am dead and gone the world can follow me,
I am gone forever never to be here again,
I was once but never again shall be,
I began to end when I began to begin,......."

Hi all. Redundancy is not a nuisance more often than not.
I have an additional little questoin, I'll be glad for any help:

(1) They have gone abroad for a year.
(2) They have been gone abroad for a year.

Can I say the following? Sorry for my trivial question, but I cannot understand the difference without your help.

As to #1 we can understand it as "experientia

I'd say a redundant sentence is a redundant sentence whoever writes it.