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Present perfect and past perfect

Present perfect simple

have been vs have gonea2

Present perfect simple: been and gone‘Where's Dad?’ ‘He's gone to the supermarket.’I've been to the supermarket. Do you want an apple?Andy has been to New York three times.Anna's gone to Santiago. She'll be back on Friday.Has Cathy gone to school today?Have you ever been to Iceland?We form the present perfect simple of go with:Subject + have/has + been/gone.Positive (+) and negative (-)Subjecthavebeen/goneIYouhavehaven'tbeengoneto New York.to the supermarket.He/She/Ithashasn'tWeYouTheyhavehaven'tWe usually use short forms (I've, You've, He's, She's, We've, They've) when we are speaking and in informal writing.Questions (?)Havesubjectbeen/goneHaveIyou(ever) beengoneto New York?to the supermarket?Hashe/she/itHaveweyoutheyWe usually use short answers.‘Has he gone to the supermarket?’ ‘Yes, he has.’‘Have you ever been to New York?’ ‘No, I haven't.’The verb go has two past participle forms: been and gone.We use been when we know that someone has returned from a place.Dad's been to the supermarket. (= He went and now he has come back.)We use gone when the person has not returned.Dad's gone to the supermarket. (= He is still at the supermarket.)Has Cathy gone to school today? (= Is she at school now?)In questions with ever, we always use been.Have you ever been to Iceland?Have you ever gone to Iceland?

Complete the sentences with been or gone.

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The children have

to the park. They left five minutes ago.

Have you ever

to Mexico?

I've

to the shops three times today and I don't want to go again!

Where's Ellie? ~ She's

to the library.