What is the difference between I have been to England, I went to England and I have gone to England ?
I think it Is wrong to say I have gone to England although as a grammatical structure it is correct
Being a native speaker of English, how will you interpret the meaning of I went to England and in what situation I can use the simple past tense since I find it difficult to make up mind in choosing the simple past and present perfect specially in the situations that have to do with the ones like I have just mentioned and the sentences which have no time adverbials like yesterday , last week , ….ago etc.
My dear friends
It’s my great pleasure to tell me about the way I ask my questins. Is it good or bad and does it convey the idea I am talking about well
And I never mind suggesting corrections or even choosing other words for my questions so that I may convey my questions in a good manner and somehow improve communicating with native speakers
Thank you in advance
- I went to England: it happened at a specific time in the past, and it was completed in the past. You could be talking about your two-week trip of last year. - I have been to England: you are not talking about a specific time (this use of “have been” seems to be idiomatic, one would not expect it to express a going). You could use this when someone asks you whether you have visited England at all. - I have gone to England: it started in the past, and it or its direct results have continued up until and including now, e.g., because you still live there now. You could use this to talk about your immigration to England.
Your question is quite clear, I had no problems understanding what you wanted to know, or so I believe. Some sentences were constructed in an odd (and wrong) way, though.
- It’s my great pleasure to tell me: this means that you like it when you tell yourself something. You probably meant: [I’d be much pleased / It’d be great] if you could tell me something about the way I ask my questions. Or, more naturally: Could you please tell me …?
- And I never mind suggesting corrections. You probably meant: I won’t mind if you suggest corrections. Or, more naturally and more politely: I’d be much pleased if you would suggest corrections.
- Being a native speaker of English, how will you interpret the meaning of I went to England and in what situation I can use the simple past tense since I find it difficult to make up mind in choosing the simple past and present perfect specially in the situations that have to do with the ones like I have just mentioned and the sentences which have no time adverbials like yesterday , last week , ….ago etc.
This sentence is a bit long. You could have used more commas and split it up into several seperate sentences. I did understand it, though.
It’s not correct.It means you was there before, and now you are talking about it.
Also, we can say, “I have been in Brazil for 2 years.”
Regards,
Morteza
Dear Mrxkms,
Use past simple if you can not give more details, you forgot every thing about yor visit to england " I went to england "
Use present perfect if you can give more details about your visit " I have been to england twice " you still remember the places you visited , etc