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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Went vs has gone

Why is this sentence incorrect: Jeff went to London with Jenny last week.
It is corrected as: Jeff has gone to London with Jenny last week.
  

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Sorry, but the correction is incorrect. The original is right. It uses simple past with a specific time reference.

  • Sorry, but the correction is incorrect.
  • The original is right.
  • It uses simple past with a specific time reference.
  • "Jeff has gone to London with Jenny is fine," but with "last week" it becomes incorrect.
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Sorry, but the correction is incorrect.

The original is right. It uses simple past with a specific time reference.

"Jeff has gone to London with Jenny is fine," but with "last week" it becomes incorrect.

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