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  1. What is the difference between "I was there" and "I have been there"?

    I have been there - talks about the past event of you being there but also emphasize that that event has something to do in the present talk/scenario. The current scenario/talk could be the result of you …

  2. Should I say I've "been to" a place or "been there" a place?

    Have you been there also? (Or: Have you ever been there?) This uses the adverb there in the same way you asked about in your question about 'been there' (adverb) or 'been to there' (noun). Again, the …

  3. phrase meaning - "gone there" vs "been there" - English Language ...

    Sep 15, 2019 · What's the difference between "I've gone there three times today" and "I've been there three times today" ?

  4. An alternative, less casual phrase for 'been there, done that'?

    Jan 1, 2013 · We all have heard the phrase 'been there, done that' quite often on American sitcom shows. But obviously, this phrase sounds rather informal and necessitates a careful application. So, …

  5. Is it appropriate to say "I've never been" when referring to a place ...

    Aug 6, 2015 · I first heard "I've never been." when I went to college and met people from the New York metro area. It was not a feature of my local Philadelphia dialect; we say "I've never been there." It is …

  6. If I was there vs if I had been there - English Language & Usage Stack ...

    Nov 6, 2019 · I know that if I was there is a simple tense and if I had been there is used in conditional sentences. But do both mean the same, or, if there is any difference, then what is it? Can I use if I...

  7. What is the difference between I was there, and I have been there ...

    Aug 18, 2017 · 2) I have been there twice in the last year. This means you visited twice between Aug 17, 2016 and Aug 18, 2017 (you visited in the last year, meaning the 12 months ending today). A second …

  8. "I have been there first time": Does this sentence sound awkward?

    Dec 17, 2015 · The phrase would be redundant: "I have been there" already implies "I have been there for the first time" because the latter is basically saying, "it is true that among my visits, one of them …

  9. grammar - There has been vs There had been - English Language …

    There had been such a fortunate occurrence. Something amazing had happened. For a day, money dropped from the sky! This recounts an event that happened in the past but has now passed.

  10. grammar - I have never been here or I have never been there, which is ...

    Apr 19, 2018 · There was a brief period in the 1810s when "before" seems to have been required, but that looks like an unusual outlier from 200 years ago. Now that I've complained about personal …