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[atadri]

hi,

"
Peter has been to Tanzania. (He went to Tanzania and now he's back.)"

but if I add the word for,the sentence will mean that Peter is still in Tanzania.
Peter has been in Tanzania for 5 years.( or since 2003)

Regards
atadri

[Tdol]

Yes, but also notice that the preposition has changed.

[ian2]

Originally Posted by atadri

hi,

"
Peter has been to Tanzania. (He went to Tanzania and now he's back.)"

but if I add the word for,the sentence will mean that Peter is still in Tanzania.
Peter has been in Tanzania for 5 years.( or since 2003)

Regards
atadri

I think what makes the sentence different is not the "for" phrase, but the preposition TO. "has been to" is different from "has been in". But I do want to know whether "for" phrase is also a factor. For example, can we just say "I have been in Hong Kong" to mean that you are still there?