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I have been through a lot and I have gone through a lot?The "been" is interpreted as "I ve been to Paris" or as the past participle  of the sense of go?

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AnonymousI have been through a lot and I have gone through a lot?

The meanings are the same.

AnonymousThe "been" is interpreted as "I ve been to Paris" or as the past participle of the sense of go?

"To go through a lot" is not the same as "to go to Paris."

"I've been through a lot" is the present perfect tense.

I guess you could say it's the past participle of the sense of go, but that's an unusual way to put it!

The past participle of "to go" is "gone," and the past participle of "to be" is "been."

I think we're dealing with idioms here.
"I've been to Paris," and "I've gone to Paris" are similar in structure, and in some cases are interchangeable; but context can give them different meanings. The comparisons work only for past time.
In simple present, "I am in Paris" is not even remotely similar to "I go to Paris."
"To go" is an action verb and "to be" is a copular verb.

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