What is the difference between
‘JOHN HAS BEEN TO MUMBAI?’ and
‘JOHN HAS GONE TO MUMBAI?’
The first sentence means John went to Mumbai and came back. The second one means he went to Mumbai but didn’t come back.
‘Been’ in the first sentence means ‘visited’.
More examples:
Have you ever been abroad?
(Don’t ask ‘Have you ever beento abroad?’)
She has never been to Goa.
No one has ever been to heaven.
He has been living in Amritsar for 40 years but he has never been to Wagah Border.
‘JOHN HAS BEEN TO MUMBAI?’ and
‘JOHN HAS GONE TO MUMBAI?’
The first sentence means John went to Mumbai and came back. The second one means he went to Mumbai but didn’t come back.
‘Been’ in the first sentence means ‘visited’.
More examples:
Have you ever been abroad?
(Don’t ask ‘Have you ever been
She has never been to Goa.
No one has ever been to heaven.
He has been living in Amritsar for 40 years but he has never been to Wagah Border.
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