Went or Gone

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Hi,I always have a doubt to mention about my frnd absence.How should i need to say "That he went to Delhi for some offical meet or he gone to delhi for some offical meet".Please correct me.

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

You have 2 choices. They are essentially the same in meaning for this situation:

He went to Delhi for an official meeting.

He has gone to Delhi for an official meeting.

KrisBlueNZ · Answer

"He went to Delhi for some official meeting" is OK. This sentence can be used whether or not your friend has returned. In other words, he might still be in Delhi, or he might have gone there and then come back. This statement just says that he WENT there, at some time in the past (past tense).

"He HAS gone to Delhi for some official meeting" is OK. IMPORTANT! I had to add HAS in there; you can't say "He gone to ...". You can combine HE and HAS into HE'S: "He's gone to Delhi". This statement implies that he is still in Delhi. He HAS GONE there. If he went there then came back, you would not say "He HAS gone to Delhi", you would say "He WENT to Delhi". Weird rules, silly language :-/

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