VERBONKSPlay freeGo past tense and past participlego · went · gone
The past participle (the 3rd form) of go is gone and the past simple is went. The three forms are go, went, gone. Not "goed"! go is an irregular verb, so it doesn't add -ed.
Go in a sentence
The dog went to grammar school.
| Tense | Example |
|---|---|
| Present simple | I go · she goes |
| Present continuous | I am going · they are going |
| Past simple | I went · she went · they went |
| Past simple, negative | I didn't go · she didn't go |
| Past simple, question | Did you go? · Did she go? |
| Present perfect | I have gone · she has gone |
| Past perfect | I had gone |
| Future | I will go |
Common mistakes with go
✗ I goed✓ I went✗ I didn't went✓ I didn't go✗ Did you went?✓ Did you go?✗ I have went✓ I have gone
After didn't and in questions with did, use the base form. After have / has / had, use the past participle.
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no rules, just vibes
The Rebel Bosses ran this town before the rules were even written. They are the oldest families in English, and people use them every single day, so nobody ever forced them to fit in. Rumour says go stole its past, went, from a forgotten verb called "wend" and never gave it back. And be? It has two pasts, was and were, and nobody knows where it hid the loot.
🔎 How to spot one: No pattern at all. They are the most used verbs in English, so learn each one by heart.
This gang has no pattern: each verb has its own forms, so learn them one by one:
| Base | Past | Participle |
|---|---|---|
| go | went | gone |
| be | was / were | been |
| do | did | done |
| see | saw | seen |
| get | got | got / gotten |
Questions about go
What is the past tense of go?
The past simple of "go" is "went". Example: The dog went to grammar school.
What is the past participle of go?
The past participle (3rd form, V3) of "go" is "gone", as in "I have gone".
What are the 3 forms of go?
V1 go, V2 went, V3 gone.
Is go a regular or an irregular verb?
"go" is an irregular verb: the past is not "goed" but "went".
¿Cuál es el pasado y el participio de go?
"go" significa "ir". Pasado: went. Participio: gone.