she had been in London

[tufguy]

I read a sentence "Ann had just got home when I phoned, she had been in London". What does "had been in" mean here? Does it mean she was still there?

We say "I have been to market" so it means I went there and have just come back so does "I have been in market" mean I am still there?

"I have been to a place" and "I have been in a place" do these two have different meanings because I have also read "This is the first time I have been in London" (she was in London at the time of speaking).

Could you please clarify and tell me the difference?

 

[teechar]

I read a sentence "Ann had just got home when I phoned, she had been in London".

Source? There's a comma splice error in there.
Did the overall context not clarify Ann's whereabouts?
Do you know the difference between "been" and "gone"?

 

[Rover_KE]

You must ask only one question per thread.

After this thread has been completed, post the others in separate threads with their own titles.

This time, I have only faded out the other questions for your convenience when I felt like deleting them.

 

[tufguy]

Source? There's a comma splice error in there.
Did the overall context not clarify Ann's whereabouts?
Do you know the difference between "been" and "gone"?

Yes, I know the difference. I read it in the grammar book written by Raymond Murphy. "John has been to the USA" means he has just come back from the USA whereas "John has gone to the USA" means he is still there. But the confusion is "Ann had been in Denmark and she had just got home when she was contacted by phone" so it means she was in Denmark and had just come back but I also read "This is the first time I have been to London" and the speaker is still in London so it "have been" can be used in either way Am I correct?

Sorry, that comma splice was my mistake.

 

[teechar]

You still haven't told us where you got that sentence.

 

[GoesStation]

Yes, I know the difference. I read it in the grammar book written by Raymond Murphy. "John has been to the USA" means he has just come back from the USA … .

It can mean that in the right context. It can also mean he has been there at least once at any time in the past.

Please review my sentence to see how I avoided repeating "in the USA" from the sentence I quoted.

 

[tufguy]

You still haven't told us where you got that sentence.

I read it in the grammar book written by Raymond Murphy. I mentioned it in my previous comment.