has gone for a few days

Hi, Ahmed,

@Ahmed Imam Attia posted:

Is the following sentence grammatically correct using "a few days" with "has gone to"?

- You can't see Tamer before Wednesday. He has gone to London for a few days on business.

There's nothing wrong with that sentence, the idea being that he has traveled to London and plans to stay there for a few days.

@Gustavo, Co-Moderator posted:

Hi, Ahmed,

There's nothing wrong with that sentence, the idea being that he has traveled to London and plans to stay there for a few days.

Thank you. Gustavo.

Can "for a few days" be moved to the beginning of the sentence?

For a few days, he has gone to London  on business.

Hello, Raymond, and welcome to GE.

@raymondaliasapollyon posted:

Can "for a few days" be moved to the beginning of the sentence?

For a few days, he has gone to London  on business.

I don't think so. This position of the adverbial is typical of perfect tenses, the sense of which is completed by the adverbial that comes after them. For example, I don't think we'd normally say something like this in isolation:

- For a few days, it has been raining.

However, front position can be allowed by context:

A- I'm fed up with this rain.
B- It is true. For a few days, it has been  raining a lot, but the good news is it will clear up soon.