Rickyrocky ::
Let me create a phone dialogue:
Adam: Hi, can I speak to Mr. Smith?
Jen: I'm sorry. He has gone out to the pharmacy.
In this context, is there any difference if Jen says "He went to the pharmacy."?
Thanks.
Alan ::
Hi Rickyrocky,
There is of course the difference in the two tenses - present perfect simple (has gone) and past simple (went).
By saying: He has gone out, you are explaining why he is not there.
By saying: he went, you are explaining what he did and there would usually be an expectation of when this was. To make this conversation sound right, you would have to say: He went to the pharmacy about five minutes ago.
Let me create a phone dialogue:
Adam: Hi, can I speak to Mr. Smith?
Jen: I'm sorry. He has gone out to the pharmacy.
In this context, is there any difference if Jen says "He went to the pharmacy."?
Thanks.
Alan ::
Hi Rickyrocky,
There is of course the difference in the two tenses - present perfect simple (has gone) and past simple (went).
By saying: He has gone out, you are explaining why he is not there.
By saying: he went, you are explaining what he did and there would usually be an expectation of when this was. To make this conversation sound right, you would have to say: He went to the pharmacy about five minutes ago.
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