Is this past participle?

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OK the forms of the verb go (for example) are: go - went - gone

So when we say

All the money is gone.

This sentence is in present simple, right? My question is: is the word gone past participle? Is this a case of two verbs next to each other (to be + past participle) ?

Avangi · Accepted Answer

paraglajderAll the money is gone.

In this case we say that "gone" is an adjective, serving as complement to the copular verb.

As I have written ad nauseum, many such past participles have their own dictionary main entries as adjectives.

But many do not. Dictionaries differ on exactly which participles are also adjectives.

But you can always say that it's a past participle serving as an adjective.

Since the verb "to go" is intransitive, we don't have the "optional" analysis as a passive structure.

Usually by this time all the seats are taken.

In your example sentence, the main verb is "is." It can be confusing, because "is" is often an auxilliary.

All the money is going to a good cause. (present continuous tense - main verb, "to go")

Is this past participle?

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