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have went vs have gone

The correct phrase is "have gone." The use of "have went" is incorrect in standard English.

Last updated: March 22, 2024 • 2221 views

have went

This is not correct in standard English.

The correct form is "have gone" when referring to the past participle of the verb "go."
  • After she fought with Julian, she might have went home.
  • She could have went up there to confront mom.
  • We should have went to Chili's, man.
  • I should have went with the chicken fingers.
  • She should have went to state school.
  • He should have went before we left Stony Creek.
  • She never would have went there.
  • You should have went in and checked if something happened.
  • Day one might have went to you.
  • I thought I was being careful, but some of the blood must have went down the drain.
  • Maybe if I'd have went and seen him more, gone to the parole hearing.
  • She must have went out of it and climbed across the roof to another building.
  • This whole thing could have went in an entirely different way.
  • If you had it like that, it would have went down.
  • I must have went through, like, six bottles of hand sanitizer.
  • It would have went off when he wasn't in it.
  • If I'd have went to jail, I'd be getting out today.
  • Should have went to culinary school.
  • You guys must have went through a lot of trouble to show me that.
  • If I knew My Chan was a girl, I would have went for her.

Alternatives:

  • have gone
  • went
  • have traveled
  • have moved
  • have journeyed

have gone

This is the correct form in standard English.

Use "have gone" when talking about an action that has been completed in the past.
  • He must have gone to pay the ransom.
  • All our savings have gone into this.
  • Our men will have gone north to the channel.
  • She may have gone too far with that one.
  • She might have gone to lunch in another car.
  • Whatever it was, she must have gone into anaphylaxis.
  • Our brave men and women have gone to prepare for war.
  • Burgred and his army have gone there.
  • He and the men have gone raiding.
  • All the books of magic in England have gone with them.
  • Things have gone downhill since you were infected.
  • All our hails have gone unanswered.
  • Yet we have gone even further.
  • Should have gone with the murdered cousin.
  • Your past winners have gone on to open their own restaurants, become celebrity chefs.
  • If Rayna hadn't have gone out there...
  • The embolectomy could not have gone better.
  • Well, he can't have gone far.
  • But they could have gone out the back.
  • Mr. Sweeney couldn't have gone upstairs without me seeing him.

Alternatives:

  • have went
  • went
  • have traveled
  • have moved
  • have journeyed

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