three questions(please)
Hi, there

Please, could you help me with a few questions?

1) If I am from Brazil and I want to tell a Colombian friend I went to their country one year ago. Should I use the past simple? "I went over there(can I use OVER?) one year ago and I loved it. I went (or have been to???) to four states over there(can I use "over there" again?"

2) Should I say "I've been to England three times" or "I've been went to England three times"? What if I add"in the last year"? "I've been to England three times in the last year" or "I went to England three times in the last year"?

3) If someone does something wrong, and he is about to do another thing wrong, could I say "Isn't it wrong too?"...I am asking that because I was told you have to use "either" with negative sentences. But if I used "either" in that sentence, it would sound as if I am saying that neither of these things (or NEITHER THING??) is(or ARE??) wrong, when in fact both things are wrong.

Thank you very much!I forgot one last question, guys. So there are actually four questions. If someone tells me that they came to my country last year, should I ask : Which states have you been to? or "Which states did you come to?"

Thank you for all

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three questions(please)
Hi, there

Please, could you help me with a few questions?

1) If I am from Brazil and I want to tell a Colombian friend I went to their country one year ago. Should I use the past simple? "I went over there(can I use OVER?) one year ago and I loved it. I went (or have been to???) to four states over there(can I use "over there" again?"

2) Should I say "I've been to England three times" or "I've been went to England three times"? What if I add"in the last year"? "I've been to England three times in the last year" or "I went to England three times in the last year"?

3) If someone does something wrong, and he is about to do another thing wrong, could I say "Isn't it wrong too?"...I am asking that because I was told you have to use "either" with negative sentences. But if I used "either" in that sentence, it would sound as if I am saying that neither of these things (or NEITHER THING??) is(or ARE??) wrong,  when in fact both things are wrong.

Thank you very much!I forgot one last question, guys. So there are actually four questions. If someone tells me that they came to my country last year, should I ask : Which states have you been to? or "Which states did you come to?"

Thank you for all

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3) If someone does something wrong, and he is about to do another thing wrong, could I say "Isn't it wrong too?" YES, ALTHOUH IT WOULD MORE LIKELY BE "ISN'T THAT WRONG, TOO?"...  I am asking that because I was told you have to use "either" with negative sentences. YES, BUT IT'S NOT REALLY NEGATIVE HERE. FOR EXAMPLE, I DON'T LIKE APPLES, AND I DON'T LIKE ORANGES EITHER.  (SEE THE TWO NEGATIVES?)  BUT "ISN'T THAT WRONG?" IS LIKE SAYING "I THINK THAT'S WRONG, BUT I'M ASKING TO MAKE SURE."  SO YOU ARE REALLY SAYING, X IS WRONG, AND Y IS WRONG TOO, DON'T YOU THINK?  ["ISN'T IT? AND "DON'T YOU THINK" ARE CALLED TAG QUESTIONS AND DON'T MAKE YOUR IDEA NEGATIVE]

E.G., But if I used "either" in that sentence, it would sound as if I am saying that neither of these things (or NEITHER THING?? "NEITHER OF THESE THINGS" SOUNDS A LITTLE BETTER) is(or ARE??) IS wrong, when in fact both things are wrong.

I forgot one last question, guys. So there are actually four questions. If someone tells me that they came to my country last year, should I ask : Which states have you been to? PERFECT  or "Which states did you come to?" BETTER TO USE "GO"  - "WHICH STATES DID YOU GO TO?"

I HOPE MY COMMENTS HELP!  :)

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Hi Gabriel!
Good for you for wanting to say things correctly.  :)
1) If I am from Brazil and I want to tell a Colombian friend I went to their country one year ago. Should I use the past simple? YES.  "I WENT THERE ONE YEAR AGO"  IS CORRECT.  IN THIS CASE, DON'T USE "OVER" (IT'S NOT USUALLY USED FOR TRIPS TO SOMEWHERE FAR) "I went over there(can I use OVER?) one year ago and I loved it. I went (or have been to???) to four states over there(can I use "over there" again?" "I WENT TO FOUR STATES " OR "I HAVE BEEN TO FOUR STATES" (IF YOU MIGHT KEEP TRAVELING BACK THERE.

2) Should I say "I've been to England three times" YES. or "I've been went to England three times"? NO, YOU CAN NEVER SAY "HAVE BEEN WENT" .  YOU MUST CHOOSE BETWEEN "BEEN" AND "GONE" IF YOU ARE GOING TO USE "HAVE" IN THE PRESENT PERFECT, SO "HAVE BEEN" OR "HAVE GONE" ARE BOTH CORRECT. What if I add"in the last year"? "I've been to England three times in the last year" or "I went to England three times in the last year"?  BOTH ARE CORRECT.  THE PRESENT PERF. (HAVE BEEN) IMPLIES THAT YOU MIGHT STILL KEEP GOING BACK.  THE SIMPLE PAST IMPLIES THAT THE TRIPS ARE COMPLETELY FINISHED.

I'M GOING TO FINISH IN ANOTHER POST...

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