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What is the difference between They have gone to America. and They have been to America. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between They have gone to America. and They have been to America. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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"have gone" = have + past participle of "to go"
"have been" = have + past participle of "to be"
You can use "They have gone" in a similar way to "They have been," but, to me, "they have gone" can also sound like they went and are still in America. ("What are they up to?" "Oh, they've gone to America." "How long will thry be there?" "I think until the holidays?" it's assumed that they are still in America)
"They have been" implies that they were, at one point, in America, but they are not in America right now. ("I'd love to go to America one day." "You should talk to our neighbors about it, they've been to America." "Really? Where are they?" "They live next door, I'm not sure if they're home." it's assumed that, while they have been to America, they aren't there anymore.) You can also use "They have gone" this way. ("You should talk to our neighbors about it, they've gone to America before.")
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“they have gone to america” sounds more like they’ve moved to america or that they gone on a vacation to america. “they have been to america” means they’ve visited america before.
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@bbananamilkk yeah, they've gone = long term/up until present and they've been = short term/not in the present. i thought that's what my original comment was saying, but thank you for clearing it up if my comment was too vague 🙏
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@lapoubelle we commented at the same time lol but your answer is more detailed and good. 😊👍🏻
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@bbananamilkk oh, my notification said it was a reply to my comment fsr, sorry about that 😅
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