Present Perfect: Been vs Gone: Complete the Sentences
Focused present perfect: been vs gone practice with clear instructions, writing space and a complete answer key.
What’s in the worksheet?
- Focused sentence-completion practice
- Clear model and instructions
- Generous answer spaces
- Answer key on page 2
Choose been or gone in twelve travel contexts and construct four complete present-perfect sentences.
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A simple way to teach it
Before the lesson
Keep the page-2 answers for feedback. Start by establishing whether a visit is complete or the person remains away.
- Compare Josh absent at the supermarket with Josh home after shopping. Highlight back now, not here, twice and never as meaning clues.
- Complete the twelve gaps and explain the person's situation, including gone home without to.
- Write the four full sentences with have/has, been to/gone to, question order and natural articles such as the dentist or the shops. Check meaning against the key while allowing correct wording variations.
Support and extension
Support with a home/away journey sketch. Extend by making a two-line update showing an absence followed by a completed visit; gone need not mean the journey has already reached its destination.
Suggested approach. Adjust the pace and number of questions to suit your class.
