Dear all, Where have you been? Does it mean past? Where were you? And what is the meaning difference of these two questions? I know the meaning of second one, but, sometimes I am confused with first one. Thank you.
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Where have you been? My friend and I agreed to see a movie together. I arrive at the theater 15 minutes before the movie starts.
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Where have you been?
My friend and I agreed to see a movie together.
I arrive at the theater 15 minutes before the movie starts.
My friend is not here, so I wait outside.
I wait 15 minutes.
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My friend and I agreed to see a movie together. I arrive at the theater 15 minutes before the movie starts. My friend is not here, so I wait outside. I wait 15 minutes. My friend is still not here. I wait 15 more minutes. Finally my friend arrives. I say, "I have been waiting here forty-five minutes. Where have you been?"