Base
I go to school by bus.
Use go with I, you, we and they in the present.
Past Tense of Go: Went and Gone
Go is an irregular verb. Use went for a finished action in the past. Use gone after have or has when someone has left or traveled somewhere.
Base
go
Past
went
Past participle
gone
Third person: goes · -ing form: going
ABC: form patternExamples
Base
We go to the park on Sundays.
Go describes a regular activity here.
Past
She went home after lunch.
Went is the past form; it does not need have.
Past
They went to the cinema yesterday.
Yesterday points to a finished past action.
Past participle
Dad has gone to the shop.
Has gone means he left and may still be there.
Past participle
They have gone to the station.
They left and may still be at the station.
Usage notes
Gone or been?
She has gone to the shop means she is away now. She has been to the shop means she visited and came back.
Go to, but go home
Say go to school or go to work, but go home without to.
Common mistakes
I goed home.
I went home.
Go has the irregular past form went, never goed.
She has went to work.
She has gone to work.
After has, use the past participle gone.
Practise this verb
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Choose the right form
Choose the form that completes each English sentence.
1.We ___ to the beach last Saturday.
2.My sister has ___ to bed already.
3.I ___ to work by train every day.
4.He ___ to the doctor yesterday.
Write the missing form
Type the correct form of go in each sentence.
Correct the mistake
Rewrite the English sentence with the correct verb form.
8.Choose the mistake in this sentence.
Answer key
1. We ___ to the beach last Saturday.
Answer: went
Last Saturday is a finished past time, so use went.
2. My sister has ___ to bed already.
Answer: gone
Has takes the past participle gone.
3. I ___ to work by train every day.
Answer: go
Every day describes a present routine: I go.
4. He ___ to the doctor yesterday.
Answer: went
Use went for yesterday; gone needs have or has.
5. They have ___ to the library.
Answer: gone
Have plus the past participle is have gone.
6. I ___ to my friend's house yesterday.
Answer: went
Yesterday takes the past simple went.
7. We ___ shopping every Friday.
Answer: go
A regular activity in the present uses go.
8. She has went home.
Answer: She has gone home.
After has, use gone, not went.
Frequently asked questions
What is the past tense of go?
The past tense of go is went: I went home yesterday.
When do I use gone instead of went?
Use gone after have or has: She has gone home. Use went for a finished past action: She went home yesterday.
Is goed a word?
No. Go is irregular; its past form is went and its past participle is gone.