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gone on vs went on

Both "gone on" and "went on" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Gone on" is used when referring to an ongoing action or situation that started in the past and is still continuing, while "went on" is used to describe an action that happened in the past and is completed.

Last updated: March 24, 2024 • 915 views

gone on

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to an ongoing action or situation that started in the past and is still continuing.

Use "gone on" when you want to indicate that something started in the past and is still happening. It implies continuity and duration.

Examples:

The party has gone on for hours.
The construction work has gone on for months.
The debate has gone on all night.

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This has gone on long enough, Mother.
This madness has gone on long enough.
Seems defense counsel has gone on vacation.
Listen, Radhubhai has gone on a pilgrimage.
This case has gone on long enough.
Cap's gone on ahead to get the drive started.
This farce has gone on quite long enough.
This has gone on for far too long.
Peter Barings has gone on TV and said there's been a conspiracy.
Well, she's gone on.
This charade has gone on long enough.
This foolishness has gone on long enough.
It had gone on like this for many years.
The caucasians have all gone on holiday.
Your past winners have gone on to open their own restaurants, become celebrity chefs.
We've got reason to believe that something a bit sinister's gone on in there.
Brick, we haven't even gone on any rides yet.
Your mother's fine, gone on a spree, no doubt.
Okay, this has gone on long enough.
And you were gone on tax day.

Alternatives:

has been going on
is still going on
has continued

went on

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe an action that happened in the past and is completed.

Use "went on" when you want to refer to an action or event that occurred in the past and has finished. It indicates a completed action.

Examples:

The show went on as planned.
The meeting went on for two hours.
The game went on until late at night.

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It went on for months until the culprit was finally caught.
He went on to explain the differences between humans and other apes.
Dad, we went on three dates two years ago.
My training went on for a year.
Two other officers went on record.
Everybody just went on like nothing happened.
Same place we went on our honeymoon.
Somebody went on a downtown shopping spree.
That Wadi party went on all night.
This went on for four days.
He ended up breaking the code before he went on leave.
This guy went on an insane run.
I went on it nine times.
My "check sphincter" light just went on.
But Gary said she went on a trip.
So I went on your website.
But she went on to work for the agency, while you were forced out.
Right before we went on vacation.
My old neighbour went on a pilgrimage there.
One time we went on this trip to New York.

Alternatives:

continued
proceeded
carried on

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