Been

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Gone
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BEEN: The past participle of be.

1- Used to say that someone has gone to a place and come back:
been to
 I've never been to Japan before.
 Have you ever been to London?
Use been in when you are living or staying in a place:
 How long have you been in London?
 He has been in hospital for several days.
 He has been to the hospital for a check-up.
2- have been to do something:
 Have you been to see the Van Gogh exhibition yet?
British English. Used to say that someone has come to a place and left again:
 The postman hasn't been yet.
3- been there, seen that, done that. Spoken. Used to say that you are no longer interested in doing something, because you
already have a lot of experience of it.
 “what about saving your money in Argentine pesos?” “Sorry, but I’ve been there. I’ll save in American dollars”

GONE: The past participle of go.

1- Used to say that someone went to a place some time ago but hasn´t come back.
 My best friend has gone to America. He’s got a scholarship to study at the university of NY.
2- Be gone (adjective)
2- Be gone (adjective)
a) to be no longer in a particular place:
 The door slammed and he was gone.
 I turned round for my bag and it was gone.
b) to be dead or to no longer exist:
 His wife's been gone for several years.
 Many of the old houses are gone now
3- Be gone on somebody. British English: Informal. To be very attracted to someone :
 Kate's really gone on that boy next door.
4- Be five/six/seven etc months gone. British English. Informal. To have been pregnant for five, six etc months.
 Sue’s 5 months gone.
5- Be far gone. Informal. Be very sick, drunk, crazy.
 Tim’s pretty far gone. Can you drive him home?
6- Dead and gone: Completely dead.
 My best friend has disappointed me quite a lot!. He’s dead and gone now.
7- As a preposition: British English. Informal. Later than a particular time or older than a particular age [= past]:
 When we got home it was gone midnight.
 Have you seen the film “Gone with the Wind”?

Practice: Complete these sentences with the right tense.

1- Steve …………has been……………….(go) to America twice.

2- Sue…………has just gone………….(/just/go) to the doctor’s. She’s got an appointment.
3- My father………went…………(go) on a trip last week.