went

went — verb

1. the past-tense form of the verb 'go', used to say that someone moved or traveled

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Definition

the past-tense form of the verb 'go', used to say that someone moved or traveled somewhere, or left a place, at a time before now.

Example

Kian went to the library after school to borrow a book.

went to [place] for completed past movement

Eve went home early because she was feeling unwell.

went home — common fixed expression for returning

Common collocations
  • went to
  • went home
  • went away
  • went back
  • went out

Grammar Patterns

went + to + [place]

went + [direction adverb]

Usage Note

Went is the irregular past-tense form of go. Unlike regular verbs, which add -ed (e.g. walk → walked), the word went comes from a completely different root (the Old English word wendan). This is called a suppletive pattern — the past tense uses a word that does not look like the base verb at all.

Common Mistakes

I have went to the store.
I have gone to the store.
Use gone, not went, after have/has/had to form the present perfect or past perfect tense.
She goed to the park yesterday.
She went to the park yesterday.
Go is irregular; its past form is went, not goed.

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