Been vs Gone – 50 Grammar Mistakes

I have gone to New York twice, the first time was in 2018.
I have been to New York twice, the first time was in 2018.
He had already gone there, so he didn’t want to go again.
He had already been there, so he didn’t want to go again.
Have you ever gone to Paris?
Have you ever been to Paris?
I have never gone to Venice.
I have never been to Venice.
You are late where have you gone?
You are late where have you been?

He has gone to China – I don’t suppose we’ll see him again for a long time.
He has been to China twice. He said it was fascinating and he can’t wait to go back.
We had gone home already, that’s why you couldn’t find us at the office.
We had been to the cinema three times that week, so we didn’t want to go again.

Guidelines
• has / have gone means that someone went somewhere and is still there now.
• has / have been means that someone went somewhere and then returned back to their departure place and are still at that place.
• had gone means that someone went somewhere and was still then when something else happened.
• had been means that someone went somewhere and came back.

Choose the correct form
1. They’ve gone to China for a year, they will be back next summer / came back last week.
2. He has gone / been home so he’s no longer at the office – he’ll probably be playing with his children in the garden.
3. Message on kitchen table: I have gone / been to the supermarket, back in 20 minutes.
4. She has been / gone to Rome – she’ll be there till next week.
5. I’ve just been / gone to the supermarket – it was absolutely crowded and it took me ages.
6. By the time I got to the party, most people had already been / gone home.
7. We wanted to go to the cinema but our friends had already been / gone the night before.
8. Ah, here you are finally. Where have you been / gone? I have been waiting for you for hours.
9. Where has Sam been / gone? I can’t find him anywhere. Maybe he has been / gone to lunch.
10. I have gone / been to the bank, so I’ve got the money I owe you.
11. Have you ever gone / been to Japan?
12. I have never gone / been to work without my umbrella.

Answers
1) will be back next summer 2) gone 3) gone 4) gone 5) been 6) gone 7) been (gone)
8) been 9) gone, gone 10) been 11) been 12) gone

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