Does the word "been" in this sentence mean "gone"?
"I've never been skiing." Why not "I've never gone skiing"?
The word "been" in the sentence "I've never been skiing" does not mean "gone." Instead, it is the past participle of the verb "to be." In this sentence, "been" is used to form the present perfect tense, which indicates that the action of skiing has happened at some point in the past but has relevance to the present.
"I've never been skiing" means that the speaker has never participated in the activity of skiing up to the present moment. "I've never gone skiing" would also be grammatically correct, but it is less common and less idiomatic.
Related Questions
- What is the past participle of "to be"?
- Been
- What tense is "I've never been skiing" in?
- Present perfect
- What does the present perfect tense indicate?
- An action that happened in the past but has relevance to the present
- Is "I've never gone skiing" grammatically correct?
- Yes, but less common and less idiomatic
- What does "I've never been skiing" mean?
- The speaker has never participated in the activity of skiing up to the present moment
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