HAVE BEEN vs HAVE GONE

HAVE BEEN
vs
HAVE GONE

Open Ended

Quando uso have been e have gone? Riassumi qui in poche parole

Open Ended

Allora qual è la differenza tra have been e have gone? Riassumila qui in italiano

Open Ended

Cosa vuol dire have been / have gone secondo te?

look at this Dialogue

• Hello, is Thomas here?

• No, sorry, he isn’t.

• Where has he gone?

• He’s gone to the supermarket. 

  He should be back soon.

• Ok. Why is his sister crying?

• Because we have been to the dentist’s.

now COMPARE

• 1.A Paul has just gone to the gym. He's probably going to do some pull-ups and press-ups.
  1.B Paul has just been to the gym. He's in his bedroom now.
  

• 2.A Where’s Mary? She’s gone to India, she’ll be back next month!

  2.B Where has Mary been? She’s been to India, she’s just back!

Multiple Choice

A. Paul has just gone to the gym. He's going to do some pull-ups and press-ups.

B. Paul has been to the gym. He's upstairs now.

Quale frase dice che è andato e tornato?

• A. has gone

• B. has been

Multiple Choice

A - Where’s Mary? She’s gone to India, she’ll be back next month!

B - Where has Mary been? She’s been to India, she’s just back!

in quale frase Mary è ancora in India?

• A - has gone

• B - has been

Multiple Choice

Have been si usa per indicare che...

• qualcuno è andato

• qualcuno è andato e tornato

• qualcuno è disperso

Multiple Choice

Have gone si usa per indicare che...

• qualcuno è andato e tornato

• qualcuno è andato ed è ancora via

• qualcuno è tornato

Let's recap

​HAVE BEEN

​HAVE GONE

Time to test yourself!

Answer the following questions...

Multiple Choice

1. You're looking for a colleague. What answer will you get if the colleague is in the building?

• Peter has been to the dentist this morning, so be careful.

• Peter has gone to the dentist this morning, so you'll need to wait.

Multiple Choice

2. You visit a friend, but she's not available at this time. What phrase will you hear?

• I'm afraid she's been to the bank.

• I'm afraid she's gone to the bank.

Multiple Choice

3. Jack __________ gone to a restaurant for lunch. He'll be back soon.

• have

• has

• is

Multiple Choice

4. My colleague __________ to a lawyer to find out if he needs to draw up a new contract, so I can't give you an answer now.

• has been to

• has gone to