- I’ve never been to New York, but I hope to visit it next year. (我從未去過紐約,但我希望明年去看看) (正)
- I’ve never gone to New York, but I hope to visit it next year. (誤)
解說:Been (be 的過去分詞) to 意為「去…參觀過;到過…旅遊」,表示曾經去過或到過某地且已經回來;gone (go 的過去分詞) to 意為「已經去」,表示已經去某地,但還沒回來。
- Peter’s just been to the supermarket. He bought some chocolate cakes. Would you like one? (彼得剛從超市回來。他買了一些巧克力蛋糕。你想要來一個嗎?) (正)
- Peter’s just gone to the supermarket. He’ll be back in about half an hour. (彼得剛剛去超市。他將在約半小時內回來) (正)
- Have you ever been to New York? (你去過紐約嗎?) (正)
- Have you ever gone to New York? (錯)