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the person is still in the place they are visiting. Compare: ‘Peter has gone to Paris.’ (= he has not
yet returned)
‘Peter has been to Paris.’ (= he has visited Paris and returned) In American English gone can be
used instead of been.
gonna
Do you know when the plane is gonna land?
Do you know when the plane is going to land?
The principal is gonna give a talk in the morning.
The principal is going to give a talk in the morning.
Do not use gonna (= going to) or wanna (= want to) unless you are trying to represent informal
conversation.
good
1
I don’t speak English very good.
I don’t speak English very well.
Good is an adjective: ‘She is a very good singer.’
Well is an adverb: ‘She sings very well.’
2
I hope I’ll do good in tomorrow’s test.
I hope I’ll do well in tomorrow’s test.
If you are successful (in a test, interview etc), you do well (in it): ‘I did quite well in maths and
chemistry but my physics result was very disappointing.’
3
My sister is very good in squash,
My sister is very good at squash.
I’m not very good in writing essays.
I’m not very good at writing essays.
be good at (doing) sth: ‘He’s good at all science subjects.’ ‘Are you any good at chess?
4
There’s no good putting a very young child in a kindergarten.
It’s no good putting a very young child in a kindergarten.
It’s no good to want to help the poor if you don’t do anything about it.
It’s no good wanting to help the poor if you don’t do anything about it.
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