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I have been here before vs I was here before

Both options are correct, but they are different in tense. 'I have been here before' is used to indicate that the speaker has visited a place at some point in the past and may still have a connection to it. 'I was here before' states that the speaker was at the current location in the past but does not imply any current connection.

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Last updated: October 23, 2024 • 12879 views

I have been here before

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate a past experience of being in a place.

This phrase is used to convey that the speaker has visited the location at some point in the past and may still have a connection to it.

Examples:

I have been here before, and it's always a pleasure to return.
She said she had been here before, but couldn't remember the exact details.

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Last updated: November 13, 2024

I have been here before, But when or how I cannot tell: I know the grass beyond the door, The sweet keen smell, The sighing sound, the lights around the shore ...
I Have Been Here Before is a play by J. B. Priestley, first produced by Lewis Casson at the Royalty Theatre, London, on 22 September 1937.
Jul 21, 2017 ... I Have Been Here Before is the third of J.B. Prietsley's time plays, written the same year as Time and the Conways. The play explores P.D. ...
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I have been here before, But when or how I cannot tell: I know the grass beyond the door, The sweet keen smell, The sighing sound, the lights…
Oct 22, 2022 ... It went smth like "I have been here before" in a women's voice. Archived post. New comments cannot be ...
I Have Been Here Before. J B Priestley Nottingham Playhouse (2007). Share: Publicity graphic. One of Priestley's "time plays" along with Dangerous Corner and ...
Dec 19, 2022 ... I have been here before. She brought me here. I found myself for the first time when I cleared the path. I did not want to, but I had no ...
Feb 18, 2022 ... I have been here before implies that it was just a visit or passing through and not a more permanent habitation. If you want to say that you ...

Alternatives:

I have visited this place before.
I have come here before.
I have been to this location before.
I have experienced this place before.
I have previously been here.

I was here before

This phrase is also correct and commonly used in English to indicate a past visit to a location.

This phrase simply states that the speaker was at the location in the past without implying any current connection or experience.

Examples:

I was here before you arrived.
He said he was here before, but didn't mention anything about it.

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Last updated: November 13, 2024

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Jul 11, 2014 ... SOUNDTRACK AND PLAYLISTS// You'll be the first to hear the soundtrack for "WISH I WAS HERE," before it's released, via a streaming link. And ...
Aug 13, 2024 ... I was here before the anime. Fanart-OC.
Sep 26, 2019 ... As Griffey walked away, refusing to engage further, Marty told him, “I was here before you were here and I'll be here after you're gone.” He ...
Paola Pivi - I Was Here Before You, 2013 (standard poster). Paola Pivi. 30,00 € tax incl. Add to Cart.
i was here before Lyrics: I've been waiting for a long time / For an answer from above / I can't seem to speak the language of / Whoever is making all this ...

Alternatives:

I had been here before.
I had visited this place before.
I had come here before.
I had been to this location before.
I had experienced this place before.

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