0
Knowledge Hunter Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
had went
Hi,
I was reading some stories on-line. And one of them contained a mistake(?) that make me wonder about the author's nationality. Does this sound too odd to be made by a native speaker? Or maybe I just dont know all the rules well enough? Here is the context.
"That's one of the saddest things I've ever seen," Tom muttered to Ben as they sat on their couch watching Mike as he stared into the kitchen where Lucy had went to get a drink."
The "had went" thing. Mustn't that be "had gone"?
By the way I've counted 3-4 "had-wents" in the story, so I don't think the author just overlooked it.
I was reading some stories on-line. And one of them contained a mistake(?) that make me wonder about the author's nationality. Does this sound too odd to be made by a native speaker? Or maybe I just dont know all the rules well enough? Here is the context.
"That's one of the saddest things I've ever seen," Tom muttered to Ben as they sat on their couch watching Mike as he stared into the kitchen where Lucy had went to get a drink."
The "had went" thing. Mustn't that be "had gone"?
By the way I've counted 3-4 "had-wents" in the story, so I don't think the author just overlooked it.
Top answer
It should be "had gone" indeed.
- It should be "had gone" indeed.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
6 Answers
0
0
No way a simple past (went) can follow "had" in the same verbal form. "Had gone", YES!
00
Hi,
You ask Does this sound too odd to be made by a native speaker? That's an interesting question. I'd say no, not at all. You'd be surprised at how poor the grammar of some native speakers is. Mistakes like this with the perfect tenses are not uncommon with uneducated speakers.
There's a lot online that is not a good example for learners like yours
You ask Does this sound too odd to be made by a native speaker? That's an interesting question. I'd say no, not at all. You'd be surprised at how poor the grammar of some native speakers is. Mistakes like this with the perfect tenses are not uncommon with uneducated speakers.
There's a lot online that is not a good example for learners like yours
00
It has the sound of regional American English.
Is that indeed the case?
MrP
Is that indeed the case?
MrP
00
0
Related Questions