The postman 's been.

Bill, bill, bill.

In some situations " been " can mean " come " or " gone ".

Have you ever been to Brazil?

We love Brazil! We 've been to Sao Paulo.

We 've been to Rio. Oh, Rio!

We 've been there three times.

So " been " means " gone there and then come back again ".

We only use " been " if the visit is over.

Maria 's come.

Oh, good. Then can you send her in?

Will do!

So she's here now and you can see her.

Can you call me when the guy from IT comes? – He 's already been.

So he left already? – Yeah.

Shucks! I wanted to speak to him.

So he came and then left. You can't see him.

Where 's Philip? – He 's gone to New York.

I needed to speak with him.

What are we doing for lunch?

Jay 's been to the place on the corner and he 's got you a cheese sandwich.

Oh, good, I 'll have it now then.

The electrician 's come. Do you want to talk to him? Okay.

Oh, the light 's working again!

Yes, the electrician 's been and he fixed it.