Part 8: Been vs Gone: English In A Minute

And today, we're going to look at these two little words

So 'been' and 'gone' are both past participles

Both used with the present perfect

But they don't have the same meaning

We use 'been' to talk about complete visits

So, 'she has been to Paris' means that she visited Paris at some point in the past

And now she's back in the UK

Careful with pronunciation

When we say 'been' in a sentence, it becomes /bɪn/

She's been to Paris

But, 'she's gone to Paris' means she travelled to Paris

And she's still in Paris now

She's on holiday

She's gone to Paris

Easy, right

Been – you go somewhere and return

Gone – you go somewhere but don't return