if i went there vs if i had gone there

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'If I went there' is used for a hypothetical situation in the present or future, while 'If I had gone there' is used for a hypothetical situation in the past.

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if i went there

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English for hypothetical situations in the present or future.

This phrase is used to talk about a hypothetical situation in the present or future. It implies that the action of going there is a possibility.

Examples:

If I went there, I would buy some souvenirs.
If I went there tomorrow, I could meet up with my friend.

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Okay, I'm glad that Iceland was great for you, and maybe if I went there, I'd feel that way too,
and still didn't know that if I went there, what the result of that would be, if I wrote a book - and I just would have to face that later, when the time came.
If I went there, it would be like a giant therapy session, which is like punishment.
If I went there, you'd be K.O.'d in a minute.
'I wonder if they would treat me nicely if I went there again.' 'of course they would, 'declared Dorothy.
You know what would happen to me if I went there now?
'I wonder if they would treat me nicely if I went there again? '

if i had gone there

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English for hypothetical situations in the past.

This phrase is used to talk about a hypothetical situation in the past. It implies that the action of going there did not actually happen.

Examples:

If I had gone there, I would have seen the famous landmarks.
If I had gone there last year, I might have met some interesting people.

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If only if I had gone with her...
If I had gone with him, Ronnie would still be alive.
If I had gone to fat Jack's...
I might have graduated if I had gone somewhere like this.
If I had gone with him, I could have stopped it.
There is emergency hatch, but if I had gone through it, the alarm would have sounded.
So if I had gone ahead with the surgery, I literally would've taken years off her life.
As if I had gone this far for nothing.
About what would've happened If I had gone to cleveland with you.
If I had gone with just one man, I would have felt guilty.
If I had gone to that restaurant last night, I would have eaten a steak.
So, you see, kids, if I had gone to Schlegel's Bagels as usual, I would have taken a right.
So, if I had gone, we probably would have met.
What if I had gone somewhere else for lunch?
If I had gone with him then, just said yes to him then...
I had this feeling that if I had gone any further... that there was something out there protecting me.
Perhaps if I had gone out and spoken to them, this could have been avoided,
If only I had gone to college, I could've done something with my life.
So, you see, kids, if I had gone to Schlegel's Bagels as usual, I would have taken a right. I would have gotten a bagel... gone home, worked on the old hat building, and you kids might never have been born.
You know, if I had gone back looking for an authority figure who could tell me if it would work or not, he would have said, no, it probably won't.

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