(HAVE) Gone to vs (HAVE) Been to (Sự khác (HAVE) gone to (HAVE) been to) We use (have) been to when we want to mean that someone has gone to a place and already returned ((have) been to dùng tình người đến nơi quay rồi, nơi đó) E.g: Have you ever been to China? – No, but I’ve been to Taiwan (This person has visited Taiwan before and came back already He / She is not there now.) Where have you been? – I’ve been to ABC bookshop (This person went to the bookshop and already came back, he / she is not at the bookshop now.) Generally, (have) been to is used to express someone’s past experience E.g: He’s been to Britain four times Page of We use (have) gone to when we want to mean that someone has gone to a place but has not returned yet She / He is still there E.g: Josh has gone to the bank He should be back soon (John is still at the bank.) Emily has gone to Paris for a week She’ll be back here tomorrow (Emily is still in Paris.) Note: (have) been there = (have) visited there (have) been / gone TO there Page of