I have been to that place vs I had been to that place

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I have been to that place' is used to indicate that the speaker has visited the place at some point in the past and the experience is relevant to the present. 'I had been to that place' is used to indicate that the speaker visited the place before a specific time in the past, often in relation to another event.

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I have been to that place

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate a past experience that is relevant to the present.

This phrase is used to express that the speaker has visited a place at some point in the past, and the experience is still relevant or has an impact on the present.

Examples:

I have been to that place many times.
She has been to Paris before.
Have you been to that restaurant?
He has been to Japan twice.
They have been to the beach this summer.

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I have made all the payments on that place.
I have literally never heard of that place.
I have a witness, Courtney, that places another girl on the roof.
I have a witness that places you at Turner's house, Sully.
I have told you already I will not go near that place.
I have worked there, I know that place very well.
But I have seen that place change beyond all description, just in that short period of time.
It-it is taking all that I have to forget that place.
I have the urges every day, and I don't want to go back to that place.
I want to get back to that place, but I have to trust you first.
I have learnt by being about that place that she has quite an appetite.
I have to go where I am useful and that place, I'm afraid, is no longer Downton Abbey.
Surprised that place is still in business.
That places troubled adults with child mentors.
Celebrities can barely afford that place.
I always thought what that place needed was chicken.
I was really moved by that place...
Every mover in town knows that place.
That place makes Syria look like Kansas.
It's taken me a long time to find that place, but I think I have, and it's telling me you're not the right one for me.

Alternatives:

I visited that place.
I went to that place.
I have visited that place.
I have gone to that place.

I had been to that place

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate a past visit that occurred before a specific time in the past, often in relation to another event.

This phrase is used to express that the speaker visited a place before a specific time in the past, often in relation to another event or point in time.

Examples:

I had been to that place before I moved to this city.
She had been to the museum when she was a child.
Had you been to that country before the earthquake?
He had been to that restaurant many times.
They had been to the park before it closed.

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I had enough of that place.
I had dreams of switching to that place.
I had no excuse to head to that place.
I had to get you out of that place.
I knew there was something weird about that place, but I had no idea how weird.
And I had to get you out of that place.
I had the evidence I needed to get Jake out of that place, and now I don't.
If I ever wanted to see my mom again, I had to escape from that place.
I'm sorry I had to spoil your fun over at that place.
I'm telling you, if I had a gun on me right now, I'd go in that bank and take that place over.
I had food on my plate and I'm going back to that place where I don't have to walk around with my fists clenched and sleep with one eye open.
I had escaped from that place and had come to Japan, and prepared my revenge against those who had abandoned me.
Surprised that place is still in business.
That places troubled adults with child mentors.
Celebrities can barely afford that place.
I always thought what that place needed was chicken.
I was really moved by that place...
Every mover in town knows that place.
That place makes Syria look like Kansas.
Monica was the only friend I had in that place, maybe the only friend I had in this city.

Alternatives:

I had visited that place.
I had gone to that place.
I had been to that location.
I had visited that spot.

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I have been to that place vs I had been to that place