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Healer Posted 4 years ago
Grammar
"have gone" versus "have been gone"
How long have you gone? How long have you been gone?
He has gone. He is gone.
Any difference in meaning? If there is, what is it?Does the latter of each pair above simply refers to a state while the former emphasizes on action? Thanks!
He has gone. He is gone.
Any difference in meaning? If there is, what is it?Does the latter of each pair above simply refers to a state while the former emphasizes on action? Thanks!
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healer How long have you gone? How long have you been gone? , not here.
- healer How long have you gone?
- How long have you been gone?
- , not here.
- In this role it loses some of the properties of a verb.
- In that meaning, you have a form of be before gone .
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healerHow long have you gone?How long have you been gone?
gone can be used like away, i.e., not here. In this role it loses some of the properties of a verb.
In that meaning, you have a form of be before gone.
He ......... is .....
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