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No, I haven’t. I’ve never been to China We can use the present perfect to talk about our experiences in life. If you want to know when something happened, use the simple past. • Have you ever played poker? • Yes I have. • When did you play poker? • I played when I was on holiday in Las Vegas Been When we say ‘have you ever been to Italy?’ been is the past participle of the verb to go. Been then, is like a return trip. I went ^ to Italy I came back ^ from Italy I’ve been to Italy (at sometime in my life) For and Since Compare these sentences: • I’ve lived in New York for ten years • I’ve lived in New York since 1998 Since is used for a specific time: • I’ve had this car since August • I’ve known Jean since 1980 • I’ve had this headache since this morning For is used for a duration of time • I’ve had this car for six months 14
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