Question

Fill in the blank using :

been / gone

Jim is on holiday. He _______ to Italy.

• A. had gone
• B. has been
• C. has gone
• D. had been

Answer 1

The correct option is C has gone

Present perfect tense is used for actions that were done in the past but for which the exact time is not as important. The present perfect syntax is: has/have + verb in the past tense. 'Gone' is used to express the visit which has not completed on the given context of time. 'Been' is used to express the visit which has been completed by the given context of time, i.e. that Jim has gone and returned. So, options B and D are incorrect. Therefore, the correct option is: has gone.