Question

1. Choose the correct answer (been or gone).

1 The children are back at school now. They've been/gone on holiday for the summer.

2 'Have you ever been/gone to Niagara Falls?' 'No, but I've been/gone to the Great lakes.'

3 Bill worked very hard today. He's been/gone to bed early.

4 I've got a lot of money. I've been/gone to the bank today.

5 'His car isn't in the garage. I think he's been/gone away for the day.'

2. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous Tense.

I'm exhausted. I ________ (work) all day, and I ______ (not finish) yet.
I __________ (visit) many countries in the last five years.
Someone ___________ (take) my books. I ___________ (look) for them for ages, but I can't find them anywhere.
I ______________ (shop) all morning, but I ____________ (not buy) anything yet. I haven't seen anything I've liked.
The best book I _______________ ever ________________ (read) is One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Marquez.
A You're filthy! What _____________ you ____________ (do)?
B I ____ (work) in the garden. I ___ (plant) all the vegetables for next year.
I _______ (wait) for two hours, but nobody _________ (arrive) yet.

Answer 1

1 The children are back at school now. They've been on holiday for the summer.

2 'Have you ever been to Niagara Falls?' 'No, but I've been to the Great lakes.'

3 Bill worked very hard today. He's gone to bed early.

4 I've got a lot of money. I've been to the bank today.

5 'His car isn't in the garage. I think he's gone away for the day.'

2. 
I'm exhausted. I have been working all day, and I have not finished yet.
I visited many countries in the last five years.
Someone has taken my books. I have been looking for them for ages, but I can't find them anywhere.
I have been shopping all morning, but I have not bought anything yet. I haven't seen anything I've liked.
The best book I have ever read is One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Marquez.
A You're filthy! What have you been doing?
B I have been working in the garden. I have planted all the vegetables for next year.
I have been waiting for two hours, but nobody has arrived yet.