Irregular verb
go
/ɡəʊ/
- Base
- go
- Past simple
- went
- Past participle
- gone
Usage
went is used in all simple past-tense contexts; gone only follows have/has/had, as in has gone.
Meaning
- to move or travel from one place to another
Example
They went home by bus.
She went to the market early this morning.
He has gone to the shop; he'll be back soon.
Teaching note
Go has the unrelated-looking past form went and the participle gone. Gone often describes movement away from the speaker’s current place.
Common mistake
Do not write ‘I have went to the shop’; went is only the simple-past form and cannot follow have.
Correction: Use ‘I went to the shop yesterday’ for simple past. Use ‘I have gone to the shop’ when the person is still away.