What is the past participle of go?

The past participle of go is gone.

What are the three forms of go?

The three forms are go – went – gone: base form, past simple and past participle.

Go is irregular: its past simple is went, not goed.

move, travel

Go is an irregular English verb: the past simple of go is went and the past participle is gone. Learn the three forms together — go – went – gone.

Base form

/ɡəʊ/

Past Simple

went

/went/

Past Participle

gone

/ɡɒn/

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Base form · go

We usually go to the mountains in summer.

Past Simple · went

She went home early because she felt tired.

Past Participle · gone

He has gone to the airport to meet his parents.

Present Simple	Past Simple	Present Perfect
I go he / she / it goes	I went	I have gone
Present Continuous:I am going · he / she / it is going

go shopping

to go out to buy things

go on

to continue

go wrong

to fail or develop a problem

Go belongs to the ABC group: all three forms are different (go – went – gone), so each form has to be learnt separately.

Past simple – went: a finished action at a definite time in the past. It is used on its own, without an auxiliary.
Past participle – gone: after have, has or had (present perfect, past perfect) and after be in the passive voice.
Questions and negatives in the past simple use did + the base form: Did you go…? I didn’t go.

Verbs with the same pattern

Which sentence is correct?

What is the past simple of go?: The past simple of go is went.
What is the past participle of go?: The past participle of go is gone.
What are the three forms of go?: The three forms are go – went – gone: base form, past simple and past participle.
Is go a regular or an irregular verb?: Go is irregular: its past simple is went, not goed.