[title]Family quotes[/title] [description]Welcome to our family quotes section! Here you'll find some of the funniest (and wisest) quotes on the subject of family life![/description]
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Newguest  +  546919 Sun, 27 Jul 08 09:38 AM

Hi

What is the difference in meaning when I ask:
a) where were you?
b) where have you been?

Which of them do you use most often?

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Marius Hancu  +  547000 Sun, 27 Jul 08 01:23 PM
a) where were you? [something more distant in the past, say yesterday

b) where have you been? [something recent, say until now

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Newguest, 1 yr 121 days ago

Marius Hancu
“a) where were you? [something more distant in the past, say yesterday

 

b) where have you been? [something recent, say until now

 

Thanks MH!

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