Haven't t gone away much, does it make sense?
Answering: did you go away on holiday?
I havent gone away much / a lot on holiday because I studied and worked.

Are the tenses ok?

Thanks

Question

Haven't t gone away much, does it make sense?
Answering: did you go away on holiday?
I havent gone away much / a lot on holiday because I studied and worked.

Are the tenses ok?

Thanks

Answer

Hello Emarbe,

I would say "I haven't been away much because I have been studying and working." This is talking about an unspecified time in the past. You could also answer "I didn't go away much because I was studying and working." This second option is talking about a completed known time in the past.

Best wishes

Bob

Answer

If you start with "haven't been" you need: Have been studying

But you could  get away with. Was studying and working

Answer

The tenses are ok but it's a bit of an unnatural way to say to what you're trying to say, a more natural way would be to say "I haven't been away this year as I've been too busy with my studies and work" or "I've only been away (enter a number here) times this year as I've been too busy with my studies & work" I hope this helps.