1John has ............... to the market. He will be back soon.
Wrong!
Use "gone" because John is still away at the market.
2Have you ever ............... to Nigeria?
Wrong!
Use "been" for a completed visit or life experience.
3You cannot meet him now. He has ............... home.
Wrong!
Use "gone" because he has left and is at home now.
4I have ............... to see them twice since January.
Wrong!
Use "been" for completed visits to see someone.
5Where have you ...............? I’ve been waiting for an hour.
Wrong!
Use "been" to ask where someone was before returning.
6"Where is James?" "He has ............... to school."
Wrong!
Use "gone" because James is at school now.
7I have never ............... to Europe.
Wrong!
Use "been" for a life experience of visiting Europe.
8Those days have long ................
Wrong!
Use "gone" in "have long gone" to mean the days are in the past.
9The boy has ............... missing for a week.
Wrong!
Use "been" with "missing" to describe a continuing state.
10Where have you ............... all this while?
Wrong!
Use "been" to ask where someone was during that time.
11I haven’t ............... to the cinema for ages.
Wrong!
Use "been" for a completed visit to the cinema.
12She has ................ We can start now.
Wrong!
Use "come" because she has arrived here now.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- John has gone to the market. He will be back soon.
- 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.
