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Irina
Have you ever been TO or IN
Is it correct to say: I have never been IN (not to) ?
Why?
6 sie 2015 19:42
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It depends what follows the preposition. If you are talking about travelling (i.e. "been" is past participle of "to go"), then "to" is correct:
e.g. I have never been (travelled) to Ukraine.
If you are talking about position (i.e. been is past participle of "to be"), then "in" might be a good choice of preposition
e.g. I have never been in trouble / in hospital.
There may be some ambiguous situations like prison. It's usual to say : "I have never been to prison", which means "I have never been imprisoned".
But if you wanted to clarify that you had never been inside a prison building, you should use "in" or "inside".
6 sierpnia 2015
1
If you're "going" to a place then you use the word "to".
Examples: I'm walking TO a park.
Have you ever been TO Disneyland.
I'm running to catch the bus.
If you're inside a place or a object then it's in.
Examples: I'm IN the car.
He's in the store.
The kid is in the stroller.
6 sierpnia 2015
1
'I've been in' means that you visited some place and came back to your country.
'I've been to' means that you visited some place, but you're still there.
6 sierpnia 2015
1
If there is travel involved, then you use "to". We use this preposition to mean transit.
"I've never been to Boston in the fall."
In comparison, "in" is static.
6 sierpnia 2015
1
You can say "in" if what you are referring to is something you can be "in."
"I have been to the beach, but I have never been in the ocean."
6 sierpnia 2015
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