gone or been
in the following sentences, should I uses "gone" or "been"?
- Jim is on holiday. He has gone/been to Italy.
- I've just gone/been to the shops.
-Alice isn't here at the moment. She's gone/been to the shop to get a newspaper.
- I've already gone /been t the bank.

Thank you

Question

gone or been
in the following sentences, should I uses "gone" or "been"?
- Jim is on holiday. He has gone/been to Italy.
-  I've just gone/been to the shops.
-Alice isn't here at the moment. She's gone/been to the shop to get a newspaper.
- I've already gone /been t the bank.

Thank you

Answer

1. gone
2. been
3. gone
3. been

Answer

- Jim is on holiday. He has been to Italy.
He went to Italy.
He has gone to Italy.

- I've just been to the shops.
She has just gone to the shops: you missed her by 5 minutes. (she's not here, now)

-Alice isn't here at the moment. She's gone to the shop to get a newspaper.

- I've already been to the bank.  (I have finished at the bank & back talking to the person, or on the phone explaining that you are no longer at the bank)
- I've already gone to the bank.(meet me outside the bank?)  (on the cellphone, explaining that you are not home)