Past tense of go
The past simple of go is went and the past participle is gone: go – went – gone.
- Base form V1
- go
- Past simple V2
- went
- Past participle V3
- gone
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Check in the appGo, went, gone in sentences
- Past simpleI went home after school.
- Past participleShe has gone home.
Common mistakes
goedwent. Go is irregular, so it does not take -ed.She has went home.She has gone home. After have, use the past participle, gone.
Similar verbs
Built on go, with the same forms: forego, forgo, undergo.
All three forms different, like go: be, do, know, see, take, give, write, speak.
Common questions
What is the past tense of go?
Went. For example: I went home after school.
What is the past participle of go?
Gone. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in She has gone home.
Is go a regular verb?
No. Go is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
