1) I want to express I have visited Dublin (as a tourist). Now I´m not any more in Dublin.
I know it is possible to say: I have been to Dublin.
2) And what about?: I was to Dublin./I was in Dublin. (I would prefer the first sentence.)
3) I want to express: I have spent two days in Dublin.
Could I say?: I have been to Dublin for two days.
(I´m asking because I know we usually say: I have been in Dublin for two weeks/years/days... (I know this sentence has a different meaning - it means: I´m still living in Dublin.And because there is usually the preposition "for" I´m asking about the usage in sentence number 3)
4) And what about this: My aunt has been in Paris for two months. (I mean she lives there.)
5) Is it possible to say? My aunt is in Paris for two month/since this August.
I suppose this sentence is completly wrong also in another context. In this case I only want to make sure I´m right, am I not?
6) And what about this: My aunt was in Paris for two months/since August...
I suppose this sentence is correct. However, the meaning is probably different from sentence number 4 (4- My aunt has been in Paris for two months/since August. - She is still in Paris now.). I suppose: (Sentence 6 (My aunt was in Paris for two weeks/since August...)) - This sentence is correct, however, my aunt isn´t in Paris anymore. Am I right?
Thank you for your answers Mowgli
Top answer
Not all right, Mowgli, but I am not sure I can give a full elucidation here. Let me correct: 1) I have been to Dublin -- OK. 2) I was in Dublin -- only this one is OK, and expresses the past event.
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