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I've been to the mall yesterday. vs I went to the mall yesterday.

'I went to the mall yesterday' is correct, while 'I've been to the mall yesterday.' is incorrect. The correct sentence uses the simple past tense 'went' to indicate a completed action in the past, while 'I've been' combines the present perfect with 'yesterday,' which is not grammatically correct.
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'I've been to the mall yesterday.' is incorrect.

"I've been to the mall yesterday."

The phrase mixes the present perfect 'I've been' with 'yesterday,' which is not grammatically accurate. 'Been' is used to indicate a visit or experience that happened at an unspecified time in the past, not a specific time like 'yesterday.'
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'I went to the mall yesterday.' is correct.

"I went to the mall yesterday."

This phrase correctly uses the simple past tense 'went' to indicate a completed action in the past. 'Yesterday' is a specific time reference that matches well with the simple past tense.
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