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Gone/Went
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Gone vs. Went
Gone
/gɔn/
No longer present or existing; something that has moved from a previous position or place.
Examples:
T
he doctor has gone for a coffee break.
T
he software update has gone live today.
H
er keys have gone missing again, causing a panic.
Synonyms:
absent
vanished
missing
departed
Antonyms:
present
existent
Went
/went/
The past tense of go, indicating movement from one place to another
Examples:
H
e went home.
Synonyms:
traveled
departed
proceeded
moved
journeyed
Antonyms:
stayed
remained
Ways to tell them apart:
Both
gone
and
went
are forms of the verb
to go
, but they are not interchangeable.
Gone
is the past participle form, used with helping verbs like
has,
have,
or
had.
Went
is the simple past tense form and stands alone without auxiliary verbs.
When to use gone:
When to use went:
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