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8 mai 2016
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Qual é a diferença entre I've been to school e I went to school (the difference between preterit and present perfect is something that I can't really understand) ?Podes indicar apenas respostas exemplo.
Qual é a diferença entre I've been to school e I went to school (the difference between preterit and present perfect is something that I can't really understand) ?Podes indicar apenas respostas exemplo.
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8 mai 2016
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[I've been to school.] is more specific if you're trying to tell a person WHERE you have been.
Example:
"Where were you today?
I've been at school."
[I went to school.] is more specific to saying WHAT you have been doing.
Example:
"What did you do today?
I went to school."
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I went to school yesterday, it is the first time that I have been to school since last year.
It's not so much the meaning that changes, more so the flow of the language. Both are more or less just implying that in the past, you were at the school.
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[I've been to school.] is more specific if you're trying to tell a person WHERE you have been.
Example:
"Where were you today?
I've been at school."
[I went to school.] is more specific to saying WHAT you have been doing.
Example:
"What did you do today?
I went to school."
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To add on:
Although both "went" and "been" denote a past event, "been" would be used for an event way in the past.
Eg. I went to school yesterday vs. I've been to school before.
Also, "been" has the connotation that you're trying to prove your point.
Eg. I went to school for 12 years vs. I've been to school before! What are you trying to insinuate?
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Oh thks guys ! And also (just to be sure)
If I forget my copybook, I'll to say :
"I'm sorry Mrs, I forgot my copybook" or "I've forgotten my copybook" ? ^^'
If I forget my copybook, I'll to say :
"I'm sorry Mrs, I forgot my copybook" or "I've forgotten my copybook" ? ^^'
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@Leapap: Either expression is fine in this case, but saying "forgot/forgotten to bring my copybook" would be more specific.
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@Leapap: I have forgotten is more general. It is in natural language its own point. Eg "darn, I have forgotten my copybook!" Where as I forgot is more an answer to a question or something you will add additional information to, eg "I forgot my copybook again today" that being said, both mean the same.
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