Il a été en France = He’s been to Fran | French Q & A

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Il a été en France = He’s been to France

I did a small double take with this question because the English "He’s been to" is a past form of "he goes to" not "he is ". You can say "he was in France" but with a slightly different sense, more vague and without any emphasis on the going (UK English ). Is it different in French?

This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate être (+ avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)"

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Il a été en France = He’s been to France

I did a small double take with this question because the English "He’s been to" is a past form of "he goes to" not "he is ". You can say "he was in France" but with a slightly different sense, more vague and without any emphasis on the going (UK English ). Is it different in French?

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