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I have been to India vs I went to India

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I have been to India' is used to indicate that the speaker has visited India at some point in the past, with the focus on the experience of having been there. 'I went to India' is used to simply state the fact of visiting India without emphasizing the experience or duration of the visit.

Last updated: March 27, 2024 • 5935 views

I have been to India

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that the speaker has visited India at some point in the past.

This phrase is used to talk about past experiences of visiting a place. It implies that the speaker has been to India at least once in their life.

Examples:

  • I have been to India twice.
  • She has never been to India before.
  • Have you been to India?
  • They have been to India many times.
  • He has been to India on business trips.
  • Jan 8, 2021 ... What's the difference between "I went to India" and "I have been to India"? Learn when to use the PAST SIMPLE and PRESENT PERFECT tenses in ...
  • Nov 26, 2013 ... I have been to India before, but have since renewed my passport so have no record of previous visa details. What does one do about ...
  • Aug 13, 2023 ... I have been to India 10+ times. Nice AC hotels are good, drivers are decently cheap (50-60 dollars a day), and only drinking from bottled ...
  • May 15, 2018 ... So, “I have gone to India” describes that one has visited India and has not yet returned from there; whereas “I have been to India” describes ...
  • I have been to India! 2 - May - 2019. Charo Alonso in India. – I am willing to support a project that has to do with water. – We need water in a project for ...
  • Of all the countries I have been to, India ranks way up there among the most “racist,” IMHO. Indians aren't so much “racist” as they are intolerant. Indians ...
  • Apr 13, 2019 ... In which case, you will not be saying it, and thus the question does not arise. :D (I have been to India so I would never say it.).
  • Oct 11, 2022 ... Thank you! And welcome! I am rather new here myself so I am not sure it is my place but nonetheless. I have been to India but not to Telangana ...
  • Smith. “I have been to India to an Ashram to seek peace,” he began. “I have been to Tibet to meet with the Dali Lama, ...
  • Oct 16, 2011 ... crunchymonkey, I have been to India 8 times and have only been ill once... there are obvious things you can do to help yourself like only ...

Alternatives:

  • I visited India
  • I have traveled to India
  • I have gone to India
  • I have been in India
  • I have been to other countries as well

I went to India

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to simply state the fact of visiting India without emphasizing the experience or duration of the visit.

This phrase is used to talk about a specific trip or visit to a place in the past. It is a simple statement of having traveled to India.

Examples:

  • I went to India last summer.
  • She went to India for a vacation.
  • Did you go to India for work?
  • They went to India to explore the culture.
  • He went to India with his family.
  • I Went to India, Not Indiana refers to a viral joke by comedian Skweezy Jibbs in which he claims to have accidentally tr.
  • Oct 16, 2019 ... r ... Read more: I Went to India, Not Indiana. Image credit: Skweezy Jibbs.
  • I Went to India's Scariest Festival (Only Foreigner) ... Dave FT Thank you! ... Drew Binsky That is Kulasekaranpattinam, a coast town, not Tiruchendur, both the ...
  • Mar 22, 2024 ... I went to India and Nepal to look for some of the world's rarest animals!
  • Feb 1, 2023 ... I went to India with a one way ticket. I took a small bag and traveled to Delhi. It was my first time leaving the my country. I had barely any money or ...
  • Jun 29, 2015 ... In the seventies I went to India, in the eighties Burma, in the nineties Nepal, to study and practice meditation. I came to experience each ...
  • Dec 19, 2012 ... I went to India for the first time last summer to learn and observe how fieldwork is conducted and to understand what life is like in a low- and middle-income ...
  • Oct 6, 2024 ... But when I tell people I went to India for two months one summer to study the history of cheese in the subcontinent, they become utterly ...
  • Sep 9, 2024 ... NQA: The Year Everything went Tits Up and I went to India Part 4. The one where we descend into the creepy tunnel. Emily. Sep 09, 2024. 4 ...
  • I went to India in search of wisdom – about Yoga, about myself, believing that Yoga is the path to that wisdom. It is incredibly challenging to describe ...

Alternatives:

  • I traveled to India
  • I visited India
  • I journeyed to India
  • I took a trip to India
  • I made a visit to India

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