Penicillin Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Have + been + (to/in)
Hi
I read this sentence:
(I've been to USA.)
Why was preposition written "to" not "in"?
Thanks & Regards.
I read this sentence:
(I've been to USA.)
Why was preposition written "to" not "in"?
Thanks & Regards.
Top answer
You use "to" to emphasize the traveling nature. " I've been to Greece. I am currently in the United States.
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You use "to" to emphasize the traveling nature. If you are using the verb am or was, then use "in." I've been to Greece. I am currently in the United States. I was in London two years ago. I went to England to visit my father-in-law.
If you use "in" with "have been" you are emphasizing literally being inside something. "I have been in Detroit's art museum, but I don't know the murals you'
If you use "in" with "have been" you are emphasizing literally being inside something. "I have been in Detroit's art museum, but I don't know the murals you'
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