have been to/have gone to
have been to/have gone to
Could you please see if I have the correct solution for this task: "Write the sentence, using 'have (has) been'/'have (has) gone'. Don't forget about full stops.
Example 0. I haven't seen Kate for ages. (She/Paris/for a year)
Answer 0. She has gone to Paris for a year.
I have already come home. (I/Poland/for a year)
P.S. My try is: 1. I have been to Poland. I was there for a year.
(Can we incorporate the period "for a year" into the sentence "I have been to Poland."?) So what's the right solution? Thank you in advance!
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@Rappard73, I think the test expects the answer
I have been to Poland for a year.
Yes, this is an unusual way to express the information.
But the awkwardness is a matter or style rather than grammar. We're more likely to say
I've been in Poland for a year
or
I've been in Poland this past year
Your version with two sentences is OK, though I'd prefer
I've just come back from Poland. I was there for a year.
However, the item says
so they don't expect two sentences.
And the prompt includes
so they expect you to include those exact words.
The problem is that expression like I've been to Poland are deliberately unspecific.
The only facts that the speaker chooses to impart are that at some point in the INDEFINITE PAST he or she was
The phrase for a year confuses matters because it implies DEFINITE times of starting and finishing. Although these times are not specified, the hearer tries to calculate them from the details that are are specified.
This works with
She has gone to Paris for a year.
The hearer understands a DEFINITE starting time — Kate's recent arrival in Paris.
But with
I have been to Poland for a year.
the hearer is confused.
@DavidCrosbie, Yes, I know that the test expects it. But is it grammatical?
I repeat