Exercise 1: difference of ‘been & gone’

(Practise your skills in differentiating ‘been’ and ‘gone’)

‘been’ or ‘gone’ – gap fill (difficulty: 2 of 5 – rather easy)

For each sentence, choose the suitable verb from the dropdown list. It is either ‘ been ’ or ‘ gone ’. If you have difficulties, pay attention to the rules in the explanation about the difference between ‘been/gone’.

Example: “My father has been to Tokyo so many times. He speaks perfect Japanese.”

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Further exercises and explanations related to the ‘Difference of ‘been/gone’’

The following exercises and explanations are related to the topic ‘Usage and differentiation of ‘ been ’ and ‘ gone ’ in English’:

The past participle in English grammar
Auxiliary verbs in English grammar
Exercise 2: difference ‘been’ and ‘gone’
Exercise 1: present perfect simple

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