have been to , gone to, been in Differences

1. Present Perfect
Have
been to
Have
gone to
Have
been in

2. Use :
Have
been to
• I have been there and I have returned.
• I have been to Paris.
Have
gone to
• They have gone there and they are still in this place.
• They have gone to the supermarket. (They are not at home yet)
Have
been in
• I have lived in a place for some time now and I am planning to
stay for a little while.
• I have been in Paris for four years.

3. Let’s conjugate:
Affirmative
• I have been /gone
• You have been/gone
• He has been /gone
• She has been/gone
• It has been/gone
• We have been/gone
• You have been/gone
• They have been/gone
Interrogative
• Have I been/gone?
• Have you been/gone?
• Has he been/gone?
• Has she been/gone?
• Has it been/gone?
• Have we been/gone?
• Have you been/gone?
• Have they been/gone?
Negative
• I haven’t been/gone
• You haven’t been/gone
• He hasn’t been/gone
• She hasn’t been/gone
• It hasn’t been/gone
• We haven’t been/gone
• You haven’t been gone/
• They haven’t been/gone

4. Have been to
Crete
Disneyland
(France)
Europa
park
(Germany)
Gardaland
(Italy)

5. Have gone to /HOME ALONE
My brother has gone to school.
My sister has gone to the mall.
My mother has gone to the
supermarket.
My father has gone to the
animals’ farm.

6. I have been in Paris for six years.
First year Second
year Third year Fifth yearFourth
year Sixth year
I moved in Paris
in 2011
Paris
Paris
Paris
Paris
I am still living in
Paris ( 2017)