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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
I have just been vs i was
Whats the difference between: "Ive just been to the shops." and "I was to the shops"
And also when someone asks you "Where have you been" is it correct to answer "I was to the shops" or u should respond with "Ive been..."
Thanks
And also when someone asks you "Where have you been" is it correct to answer "I was to the shops" or u should respond with "Ive been..."
Thanks
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" and "I was to the shops" The basic difference is that the 'was' version is a very odd sentence that a native speaker would not say. " Same comment. Clive
- " and "I was to the shops" The basic difference is that the 'was' version is a very odd sentence that a native speaker would not say.
- " Same comment.
- Clive
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Hi,
Whats the difference between: "Ive just been to the shops." and "I was to the shops" The basic difference is that the 'was' version is a very odd sentence that a native speaker would not say.
Whats the difference between: "Ive just been to the shops." and "I was to the shops" The basic difference is that the 'was' version is a very odd sentence that a native speaker would not say.
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"I've just been to the shops" if you are including "just" to mean you went 10 minutes ago or you mean you only went to the shops, not anywhere else like the library or the pub.
You can't say "I was to the shops".
You can say "I went to the shops". That's just some time in the past. Could be 10 minutes ago,could be two years ago.
You can say "I was going to the shops"
You can't say "I was to the shops".
You can say "I went to the shops". That's just some time in the past. Could be 10 minutes ago,could be two years ago.
You can say "I was going to the shops"
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