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Old 03-Feb-2008, 15:31
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Dear teachers!

A: Has he been to Paris?
B: Yes, he has.
A: Why didn't you go with him?
B: He went there for business reasons.

Is there any incorrect part grammatically in the conversation?

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It looks ok to me =)
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It looks ok to me =)
Thank you.
Does "Has he been to paris?" mean that "Did he go to paris and come back?" ?
please give me any opinion.
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Thank you.
Does "Has he been to paris?" mean that "Did he go to paris and come back?" ?
please give me any opinion.
How about "Has he gone to Paris?"?
What 's the difference between them?
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when you say: has he been to Paris? it means that he went there and came back whereas : has he gone to Paris? implies that he went to Paris and is still there.
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when you say: has he been to Paris? it means that he went there and came back whereas : has he gone to Paris? implies that he went to Paris and is still there.
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