[Grammar] present perfect

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samira.m

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Hi,
Is this sentence correct? " Have you ever been scuba diving?"
If it's correct, is it different from " Have you ever gone scuba diving?".
Thanks in advance.
 

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Personally, I'd say "Have you ever scuba-dived?".
 

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Although I must admit both of your variants are OK.
 

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Hi,
Is this sentence correct? " Have you ever been scuba diving?"
If it's correct, is it different from " Have you ever gone scuba diving?".
Thanks in advance.

They are both fine and mean the same thing. Please bear in mind, though, that "been" and "gone" are not always interchangeable.
 
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