I have been to Spain/ I was to Spain

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Hello! In grammar books it's said that we should use "to" before a place when the sentence is in the Present perfect tense # I've been to Spain 3 times in my life. 1) The question is if we can say "in Spain". How will the meaning change? 2)And if we say it in the past simple tense what preposition do we need to use "to" or "in" "I was to/in Spain last year "

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Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

teal keyboardwe should use "to" before a place when the sentence is in the Present perfect tense

There is no connection between the preposition and the verb form.

I've been to Spain three times.

I went to Spain three times.

I'll go to Spain three times

I've been in Spain three times.

etc.

teal keyboardif we can say "in Spain". How will the meaning change?

It doesn't.

teal keyboardwe say it in the past simple tense what preposition do we need to use "to" or "in" "I was to/in Spain last year "

There is no connection between the preposition and the verb form; it is determined by the verb itself:

I was in Spain.

I went to Spain.

I have been to Spain/ I was to Spain

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