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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Haven't gone back or haven't been back

I haven't gone back to Australia or I haven't been back to Australia

  

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AHD "be", def. 4. "4.

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  • AHD "be", def.
  • 4.
  • "4.
  • To go or come: Have you ever been to Italy?
  • Have you been home recently?
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AHD "be", def. 4. "4. To go or come: Have you ever been to Italy? Have you been home recently?"

The two sentences can be equivalent. The first can imply permanence:

Jack (on the phone): When you moved to Azerbaijan from Perth, you said it would be for only a year.

Jill: Yeah, but I decided to stay longer. I haven't gone back to Australia.

If Jill had used "been"

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