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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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what is diffrence between have been and have gone?
  

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have/has been = present perfect of "be": I have been ill for a week (I still am); Tom has been a visitor to English Forums for more than a year; Have you ever been so tired that you slept for 15 hours? have/has gone = present perfect of "go": Sorry! You can't speak with Tom.

  • have/has been = present perfect of "be": I have been ill for a week (I still am); Tom has been a visitor to English Forums for more than a year; Have you ever been so tired that you slept for 15 hours?
  • have/has gone = present perfect of "go": Sorry!
  • You can't speak with Tom.
  • He has already gone to work.
  • ; We have gone/been to 50 countries, and we plan to visit 50 more.
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have/has been = present perfect of "be": I have been ill for a week (I still am); Tom has been a visitor to English Forums for more than a year; Have you ever been so tired that you slept for 15 hours?

have/has gone = present perfect of "go": Sorry! You can't speak with Tom. He has already gone to work. (He left 10 minutes ago.); Have you ever (one time or more in your life) gone to such
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Anonymouswhat What is the difference between "have been" and "have gone"

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