Have been or have gone?
Hi. Let's two people, Mom and her son, named John, are talking to each other. Is what the son says correct? Thank you in advance for your help.
Mom: Where have you been, John?
Son: I haven't gone anywhere, Mom.
How about this? Is this correct?
Mom: Have you been to the store, John?
Son: I haven't gone there, Mom.
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anonymous Let's say that two people, a mom/mother and her son ... Yes, you can mix and match 'been' and 'gone' in conversations like that, but the instinctive reaction of a native speaker is to answer with the same verb as is used in the question. You can always use synonyms in your answer, but it can sound silly.
- anonymous Let's say that two people, a mom/mother and her son ...
- Yes, you can mix and match 'been' and 'gone' in conversations like that, but the instinctive reaction of a native speaker is to answer with the same verb as is used in the question.
- You can always use synonyms in your answer, but it can sound silly.
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anonymousLet's say that two people, a mom/mother and her son ...
Yes, you can mix and match 'been' and 'gone' in conversations like that, but the instinctive reaction of a native speaker is to answer with the same verb as is used in the question.
You can always use synonyms
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