Went or Have gone

They could both be "correct" - it would depend on the surrounding events.

can you tell us the rest of the story?

I went to the store. (simple past tense)
I have gone to the store. (present perfect tense)

* Simple past tense
It is used to talk about states or events that took place at a specified time in the past and are not happening any longer. Ex.:
. I went to the store [this morning].
. I called you yesterday.
. I didn't know the difference between simple past and prese

When past tense is used, a specific time should be mentioned but not compulsory I think.

eg. I went to the store. ( this mo

I dont think there is an issue with correct or incorrect. However, context... as a teacher I tend to get my students to focus on 'Use'.

So, for example: Your room mate asks," Where have you been? Where did you go? I have been waiting for you for over an hour!"

Your response," Oh sorry, I went to the store."

The second example, "I have gone to

Hi,

Here's a realistic and common kind of scenario for the Present Perfect sentence.

A man comes home and finds that his wife is not in the house. He thinks 'Hmmm, where is she? She is normally here'. Then he finds a note that says 'Hi dear, I have gone ( I've gone) to the store'.

Best wishes,

CliveA man comes home and finds that his wife is not in the house. He thinks 'Hmmm, where is she? She is normally here'. Then he finds a note that says 'Hi dear, I have gone ( I've gone) to the store'.

But you could also write "I went to the store" in the note (or on

Hi,

Yes, you could. But it's a reasonable illustration of when the Present Perfect would not be out of place. The focus is on 'now', ie the wife knew when she wrote that her husband would be thinking 'Where is she now?' rather than 'What did she do?'

In addition, the previous poster seemed perhaps to be thinking (Ugh! This is not an expression I hear very often) tha

Oh, yeah, you were explaining the present perfect. I just wondered about the past simple. I thought it was ok too, but I just asked to be sure... I see, anyway, thanks

Kooyeenyou could also write "I went to the store"

No. You wouldn't write about something in the past tense that you haven't yet done.

Hi Bokeh

According to your post, the present perfect would be equally wrong, wouldn't it?

A quick and admittedly unscientific survey of my household had unanimous results: Everyone said they would write "I went to the store" in a note (for the sort of situation Clive described).