john sinclair
what's the difference between"where are you from?" and "where have you been from?"
29 de nov de 2008 13:42
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(1) “Where are you from ?” and its substitute – (2) “Where do you come from?” are both correct. Your second question I think is not correctly. (1) “Where have you been?” it’s correct (without “from”) which means (2) “Where were you?” but with the difference that for (1) it’s used - present perfect and for (2) - past simple.
29 de novembro de 2008
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"Where are you from?" can either mean "Where do you live?" or alternatively "Where were you born?" I think there is maybe a mistake in the second question and it should really be "Where have you come from?" which you can translate as "Where have you travelled from?"
29 de novembro de 2008
"Where are you from?" - This type of question is usually asked between 2 people who don't know each other yet. This denotes where you live. For example, I asked you this question, your answer would be, "I am from China." "Where have you been from?" - In this question itself is already wrong. I consider it as redundancy or overstating because you added 'from' at the end. The correct would be, "Where have you been?" "Where have you been?" - This question denotes that the 2 persons already knew each other and have seen each other already. Example, Mark and Joseph decided to have a meeting at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. In the meeting, Mark didn't arrived. At 3 o'clock, Mark arrived in the meeting so Joseph asked, "Where have you been?". Mark's answer would be, "I have been stuck in a traffic so I got here late." Anyway, Mark's answer can vary but how Joseph's asks Mark where he have been is correct. Thanks
1 de dezembro de 2008
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