Present Perfect Tense: Been and Gone
In this tense, we use both ‘been’ and ‘gone’ as the past participle of ‘go’, but in slightly different circumstances. We use ‘been’ (often when we talk about life experience) to mean that the person we’re talking about visited the place and came back.
Example: I have been to Paris (in my life, but now I’m in London, where I live).– Я был в Париже (раньше, но теперь я в Лондоне, где я живу).
We use ‘gone’ (often when we are talking about an action with a result in the present) to mean that the person went to the place and is at the place now.
Example: Sarah has gone to Mexico (now she’s in Mexico). – Сара уехала в Мексику (сейчас она в Мексике).
