Fill in the blanks with come, been, gone.
1. John has .............................. to the market. He will be back in a short while.
Correct!
Wrong!
Been is used for completed visits. If somebody has gone to a place, they are still there.
2. Have you ever .................................. to Nigeria?
Correct!
Wrong!
Been is used for completed visits. If you have been to Nigeria, you went there and returned.
3. You cannot meet him now. He has .................................. home.
Correct!
Wrong!
If he has gone home, he is still at his home.
4. I have ................................... to see them twice since January.
Correct!
Wrong!
Been is used for completed visits.
5. Where have you ...............................? I've been waiting for an hour.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. 'Where is James?' 'He has ................................... to school.'
Correct!
Wrong!
7. I have never ................................ to Europe.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. Those days have long .................................
Correct!
Wrong!
9. The boy has .................................... missing for a week.
Correct!
Wrong!
We make the present perfect continuous tense form with been.
10. Where have you ................................... all this while?
Correct!
Wrong!
11. I haven't .................................... to the cinema for ages.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. She has .................................. We can start now.
Correct!
Wrong!
She has come means she is still here.
Answers
- John has gone to the market. He will be back in a short while.
- Have you ever been to Nigeria?
- You cannot meet him now. He has gone home.
- I have been to see them twice since January.
- Where have you been? I’ve been waiting for an hour.
- ‘Where is James?’ ‘He has gone to school.’
- I have never been to Europe.
- Those days have long gone.
- The boy has been missing for a week.
- Where have you been all this while?
- I haven’t been to the cinema for ages.
- She has come. We can start now.
