Use of `is' or has

You do not know? Why

"My chair is gone" is correct - to say it with other words: It is not here, it has disappeared, it has vanished.
A clause in passive speech, present tense.
In the current situation it "is" not there anymore, it "is" gone.

"My chair has gone" is used as well but it is an idiomatic expression.
As you know a chair cannot "go" by itself, it has been taken away by someone, i

The more I'm thinking about this the more I guess that "has gone" might be a confusion which arose out of speech contexts:
It is gone = It's gone
This is the passive construction - the abbrevated "It's" though can also represent the form "It has" and because of the fact a past participle follows, that might have led to a confusion with Present Perfect active speech.

If you say "has gone" you will seem to be saying that the chair decided to get up and leave all by itself. In this universe that is impossible as far as I know. : )

It is interesting to know the difference between 'is' and 'has' in some situations.


3. He is dead.

4. He has died.

What is the difference between above two sentences?

I know when you say 'he has died' it is present perfect tense. As soon as you heare the news of the death, you would use the fourth sentence.

After some days of the death, you w

"Dead" is an adjective, whereas "died" is both the past tense form and the past participle of the verb "die".

You are correct, the present perfect is often used when announcing the news of something like a death. For example:

"Our top story today: former U.S. president Ronald Reagan has died."

You are also correct in noting that after some time has passed, we would

Which one is correct in the following sentences:
1. He has gone out.
2. He is gone out.

Hello Anon

"He has gone out" is correct and current.

"He is gone out" is correct and archaic.

MrP